boogeyman
[
b
oo
g
-ee-man,
boo
-gee-]
/ˈbʊg iˌmæn, ˈbu gi-/
noun
,
plural
boogeymen.
1.
bogeyman
.
Origin
1840-50;
variant of
bogyman
Examples from the web for
boogeyman
There's precious little to be gained by examining the current
boogeyman
of weapons.