boogeyman

See also: Boogeyman

English

Etymology

By alteration from bogeyman.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbʊɡiˌmæn/, /ˈbuɡiˌmæn/

Noun

boogeyman (plural boogeymen)

  1. Alternative form of bogeyman.
    • 2009 May 11, “$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)”, in The Simpsons‎[1], season 5, episode 10, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta), via Fox:
      [Screams .]
      Bogeyman! You nail the windows shut.
      I'll get the gun.
      [ Grunts .]
      Bart, I don't want to alarm you but there may be a bogeyman or bogeymen in the house.
    • 2017 November 7, Eugene D., “Sutherland Springs Shooter Member of Far-Right Neo-Nazi Group “Atomwaffen””, in Medium‎[2], archived from the original on 23 April 2023:
      Immediately following the shooting, there were multiple, coordinated information releases blaming the shooting on “Antifa,” the newest alt-right boogeyman, in what appears to be a social media blitz intended to center the conversation on the left wing. This is part of an ongoing propaganda campaign by the insurgent right wing extremists to paint radical pro-labor activists as ultraviolent “terrorists.”

References

  1. ^ Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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