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bogeyperson

bogeyperson noun: a bogeyman of any gender.

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
    • 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

Forms of bogeyperson

pluralbogeypersons
pluralbogeypeople

Questions about bogeyperson

What does bogeyperson mean?
Bogeyperson means a bogeyman of any gender.
What part of speech is bogeyperson?
Bogeyperson is a noun.
What is the plural of bogeyperson?
The plural of bogeyperson is bogeypersons.

Words near bogeyperson in the dictionary

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

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