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bogeyman

or bo·gy·man

[ boog-ee-man, boh-gee-, boo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural bo·gey·men.

an imaginary evil character of supernatural powers, especially a mythical hobgoblin supposed to carry off naughty children.

bogeyman

/ ˈbəʊɡɪˌmæn /

First recorded in 1885–90; bogey ¹ (variant of bogy ¹, in the sense “a hobgoblin, evil spirit”) + man

A neo-Nazi alliance called Right Sector, which was active in pro-Maidan violence, is another bogeyman.

What went before, an interim framework agreement that caused a great deal of controversy, is no longer the bogeyman.

Insurance is a large and varied industry, and frequently plays the heavy and bogeyman, especially the health insurers.

“China has replaced Japan as the bogeyman of East Asia in terms of international investment,” said Milhaupt.

Hamas remains the bogeyman, much as the PLO was, before Madrid and Oslo, but with some crucial differences.

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