Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - bogeyman
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n. (also bogyman) (pl. -men) a person (real or imaginary) causing fear or difficulty. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(bogeymen) Note: The spellings 'bogey man', and in American English 'boogeyman' are also used. 1. A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid. (mainly BRIT) The media depict him as a left-wing bogeyman. = monster N-COUNT: usu with supp c darkgreen]disapproval 2. A bogeyman is an imaginary evil spirit. Some parents tell their children that the bogeyman will catch them if they behave badly. N-COUNT: oft the N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n an evil spirit, especially in children's imagination or stories; bogey (4) (Beware of the bogey-man.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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