- a variation of bogeyman.
boogeyman
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Why not create a boogeyman and blame them for making a mockery of competitive balance?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Artificial intelligence could be the boogeyman that gnaws at market share.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
"I wasn't satisfied with just imagining this evil boogeyman who had done a horrible thing to me," she explained.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025
With Moses as boogeyman, we are spared the more challenging question: Why did his worst decisions seem like such great ideas to so many people in the first place?
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2024
I am the boogeyman parents use to get their children to behave.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
One of the biggest boogeymen around these days is ultraprocessed food.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
I mean that AI now sits squarely atop the pile of modern parents’ anxieties, having rapidly eclipsed boogeymen like screen time and social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
The modern world is beset by boogeymen: pandemics, gun violence, floods, fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Where bambinos, billy goats and boogeymen curse entire teams.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
What we do not enjoy, however, is the pesky presence of well-known boogeymen like raw egg and flour, which are obviously not two items that should be eaten with such vigor.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2023
