boogeyman
noun
boo·gey·man
ˈbu̇-gē-ˌman 
ˈbü-
variants
or less commonly boogerman
ˈbu̇-gər-
ˈbü-
: bogeyman
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Today in Colorado and across the West the boogeyman used to scare us into cutting down forests is the natural and essential process of wildfire.
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Josh Schlossberg, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
Aging and postpartum bodies could quickly go down in history as scarier than the boogeyman.
—Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
The biggest riser across the promotion is 185-pound boogeyman Khamzat Chimaev.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) summons the urban legend boogeyman known as Candyman (Tony Todd) into existence, unleashing a torrent of pain and death against the backdrop of urban decay in a Chicago housing project.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Josh Schlossberg, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
Aging and postpartum bodies could quickly go down in history as scarier than the boogeyman.
—Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
The biggest riser across the promotion is 185-pound boogeyman Khamzat Chimaev.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) summons the urban legend boogeyman known as Candyman (Tony Todd) into existence, unleashing a torrent of pain and death against the backdrop of urban decay in a Chicago housing project.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Boogeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boogeyman. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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