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- noun Plural form of
bogyman .
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Examples
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The papers frequently carry stories about mentally ill people who have harmed themselves and made up stories about being attacked by 'hoodies'/'barack obama supporters'/whatever bogymen are currently being talked about in the press.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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As is often the case when racial bogymen are invoked, the tarnish applied to Obama is guilt by association -- and in this application, Clinton's brushstrokes are clearly visible.
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There are real dangers everywhere, and no, they ` re not bogymen created by NRA, they are real dangers from people and organizations who believe you can ` t be trusted with firearms.
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This post has gone on too long (sorry) but the NEA and others raise up a lot of bogymen to scare people about school choice.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Latest NEA School Report is Absurd 2004
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Republican neocons keep telling me about a war on imaginary bogymen are necessary and socialist spending to shore up our economy etc ....
The New American 2009
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Republican neocons keep telling me about a war on imaginary bogymen are necessary and socialist spending to shore up our economy etc ....
The New American 2009
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The heirs of those who opposed Medicare are conjuring the same bogymen -- only this time they claim to be protecting Medicare.
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The heirs of those who opposed Medicare are conjuring the same bogymen - only this time they claim to be protecting Medicare.
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