Associations to the word «Bogeyman»

Wiktionary

BOGEYMAN, noun. A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
BOGEYMAN, noun. (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract.

Dictionary definition

BOGEYMAN, noun. An imaginary monster used to frighten children.

Wise words

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad