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bogey man en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of bogeyman.
    alt 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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