bogeyman
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Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
bogeymenbogiemanbogymanboogiemanboogeymanboogymanbuggerman
- 1.
A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
Near-synonyms: bogeyperson, bogeywoman
Đồng nghĩa: bogey, bug-a-boo, bugaboo, bugbear, bogeyperson, bogeywoman
- 2.
(broadly, figuratively)(figuratively, by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract; a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes.
Near-synonyms: bug-a-boo, bugaboo, chimera
The bogeyman of a Halloween-candy poisoner behind every door has animated occasional moral panics against trick-or-treating.
Đồng nghĩa: bug-a-boo, bugaboo, chimera
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