bogeyman

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.

   “Near-synonyms: bogeyperson, bogeywoman”

2. isim Any 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.”