boogeyman

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of bogeyman.

   “[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.”

   “Mears was cast as the iconic boogeyman Jason Voorhees in the new "Friday the 13th" movie.”

   “Hillary Clinton hasn’t hit the campaign trail yet on behalf of Democrats running in 2018, but that isn’t stopping Republicans from using the former 2016 Democratic presidential nominee as a reliable campaign boogeyman.”

   “It’s not just that Trump’s voters are articulating the same ideas. They’re framing issues in the same way, pointing to the same boogeymen and even using the same words.”

   ““It’s easier to sort of attribute these deaths to a boogeyman serial killer as opposed to confronting the real possible reasons that these deaths are happening,” she said, pointing to mental health, substance abuse and housing issues.”

2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of bogeyman.