Meanings
nounbogey man (plural bogey men)
plural bogey men
- alternativeAlternative form of bogeyman.
The New Zealand public and press largely shared his view of bodgies as juvenile delinquents who posed a social threat. The bodgie soon became a national bogey man, with alarmist newspaper reports about bodgie behaviour.
2001, Roy Shuker, Understanding Popular Music, page 223
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