boogeyman

• Créature imaginaire effrayante dont on menace les enfants pour les faire obéir, ou personnage terrifiant et mystérieux.

An imaginary, frightening creature often invoked to scare children into behaving.

1. Imaginary monsterB1informal

   A mythical creature or spirit often invoked to frighten children into good behavior.

   Croque-mitaine

   • Parents sometimes tell their kids the boogeyman will get them if they don't behave.
   • The boogeyman is a common figure in folklore around the world.
   • He was scared of the boogeyman hiding under his bed.

   Synonymesbogeybogeymanbugbeargoblinmonsterogrephantomspecter