"boogeyman of" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a person, group, or thing that is feared or perceived as a threat. Example: The media often portrays immigrants as the boogeyman of society, causing many people to have irrational fears and prejudices towards them.
In all three countries, Islam is often seen as the boogeyman of democracy, Dr. Nasr said.
Also, the clichéd references to burger-flipping and "reversion" to socialism, that ancient boogeyman of capitalism ideologues, really smack of categorizations that don't help the problem-solving.
"Cropsey," named for the mythic boogeyman of Hudson Valley campfire stories, is the cinematic version of peeking under the bed and not breathing a sigh of relief.
Now think about the message that society's fear of the deviant — that boogeyman of imperfection — says to disabled people: "We don't want you here.
At one time the late-night shows, because they were topical and fresh, were seen as protection against the encroachment of the chief boogeyman of network programming: the digital video recorder.
It was Israel's policy before Hamas and its rudimentary rockets were Israel's boogeyman of the moment, and before Israel turned Gaza into an open-air prison, punching bag, and weapons laboratory.
It is reminiscent of the era our great-grandparents were happy to have left behind: denigrating democratic institutions, dismissing the media as a "lying press," making a boogeyman out of a minority group.
Then there are the twin teenage boogeymen of the Internet age: cyberbullying and sexting.
They might see that the boogeymen of the cultural left are not quite as terrifying as they thought.
It seems like we've simply scratched out the archaic phrasing about remaining dainty and alluring and replaced it with vague, ramblings about toxins – the boogeymen of the 21st century.
According to Talking Points Memo, his novel, "Only by Blood and Suffering," uses the boogeymen of the conservative movement — the U.S. government, China and terrorists — as foils to the main characters.
