Ma'anar ƙamus na "bogeyman" (wanda kuma aka rubuta "boogeyman") wata halitta ce ta tatsuniyoyi ko tatsuniya da manya ke amfani da ita don tsoratar da yara zuwa kyawawan halaye. An fi nuna ma'aikacin boge a matsayin mugu, mai inuwa wanda ke fakewa a cikin duhu yana farautar yara marasa ɗabi'a, galibi tare da barazanar sacewa ko hukunci. Haka nan ana amfani da kalmar “bogeyman” dalla-dalla wajen siffanta kowane mutum, ƙungiya, ko wani abu da ake tsoro ko kuma ake ɗauka a matsayin tushen haɗari ko damuwa.