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boogeyman
noun as in bogey
noun as in bogeyman
noun as in bogle
Example Sentences
Was Deen really an early victim of the fictitious celebrity boogeyman now known as “cancel culture,” or was she appropriately harangued?
Charlie Kirk bizarrely resurrected the DEI boogeyman to suggest that a fire department nearly two hours away is responsible for the delayed response to Friday’s floods.
Craig said the characters’ frequent misinterpretations took on the role of the “monster,” since this is a horror movie without a true boogeyman.
While neighboring countries often have territorial disputes, he said Mexican governments, particularly those associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party, made the U.S. the boogeyman in order to drum up domestic support, he said.
"I wasn't satisfied with just imagining this evil boogeyman who had done a horrible thing to me," she explained.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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