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Bogeyman

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
2.NounAny make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract; a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes.
"The bogeyman of a Halloween-candy poisoner behind every door has animated occasional moral panics against trick-or-treating."
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