Synonyms for bogeyman
ˈbʊg iˌmæn, ˈboʊ gi-, ˈbu-bo·gey·man

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1. bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, boogernoun

   an imaginary monster used to frighten children

   Synonyms:
   bugbear, booger, boogeyman, hobgoblin, bugaboo

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1. List of paraphrases for "bogeyman":

   boogeyman, coco

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1. Jacques Schillaci:

   It's going to capture trades that wouldn't be captured by the current regulation and that's the bogeyman people would want to avoid in this proposal.

2. Howard Means:

   Terry Norman is in a sense the second gunman on the grassy knoll ... He's been kind of a handy bogeyman or a red herring.

3. Brett Healy:

   The accusation is so juvenile and ludicrous it cannot be taken seriously, if this rumor was even remotely credible, someone here in Wisconsin would have alerted the media and filed a complaint with the Elections Commission. Rural Wisconsin voters, who have a history of voting Democrat in presidential elections, decided that they had enough of the far left policies of President Obama and they took it out on Clinton. For the Democratic Party to attempt to blame their widespread defeat on an imaginary bogeyman is comical and a little sad.

4. Ellen Snare:

   With the uptick in interest rates, with the Fed signaling two more rate hikes this year, and with people waiting for the bogeyman around the corner, there is real worry that the loan market may be starting to turn, borrowers are getting a sense that if that happens they're going to have to pay more, so they want to get into the market sooner rather than later.