Boogieman
Pronunciation: /ˈbuɡiˈmæn/
Boogieman (noun)
- A made-up person children imagine to frighten them into behaving.
- A person or thing someone blames for bad events, even when there is no real evidence.
Examples
- The boogieman scared the child at bedtime.
- At night, the child imagined the boogieman in the dark.