bogáeyáman [booggee mn, b?ogee mn, boogee mn] (plural bogáeyámen [booggee mn, b?gee mn, boogee mn]) or boágyáman [booggee mn, b?gee mn, boogee mn] (plural boágyámen [b?gee mn]) or boogáeyáman [b?gee mn] (plural boogáeyámen [b?ogee men]) noun 1. fear-inducing person: an imaginary person or monster that causes fear or is invoked to cause fear, especially in children 2. somebody believed to be evil: somebody or something regarded as hateful, evil, or frightening The specter of an election-vote recount is this year’s political bogeyman.