bogeyperson

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noun

A bogeyman of any gender.

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Meanings

nounbogeyperson (plural bogeypersons or bogeypeople)

plural bogeypersons · plural bogeypeople

  1. humoroussometimesA bogeyman of any gender.

    If secular humanism is your bogeyperson, you shouldn't concentrate all your energy on attacking sociobiologists or behaviorists or academic philosophers[…]

    1996, Daniel Clement Dennett, Darwin's dangerous idea: evolution and the meanings of life
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    More often, it's to make the other parent the bogeyperson and leave the step-parent and their partner feeling it's not their fault that the child behaves like this.

    2010, Suzie Hayman, Be a Great Step Parent: Teach Yourself

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bogeyman
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APA

bogeyperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogeyperson

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“bogeyperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogeyperson. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bogeyperson,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogeyperson.

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