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bogeypeople

bogeypeople is the plural of bogeyperson.

Meaning of bogeyperson

Noun

bogeyperson (plural bogeypersons or bogeypeople)

  1. (humorous, sometimes) A 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

Questions about bogeypeople

What is bogeypeople the plural of?
Bogeypeople is the plural of bogeyperson.

Words near bogeypeople in the dictionary

  1. bogeying
  2. bogeyism
  3. bogeyland
  4. bogeyman
  5. bogeymen
  6. bogeypeople
  7. bogeyperson
  8. bogeypersons
  9. bogeys
  10. bogeywoman
  11. bogeywomen

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