czarny lud — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bogeyman noun An imaginary monster used to frighten children into good behavior.
Senses
czarny lud is used for these senses in English:
- bogeyman A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
- bogeyman (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract; a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes.
- bête noire Someone or something that is unbearable and so particularly avoided or disliked; the bane of someone's existence; an object of aversion; an anathema.
bogeyman — full definition
- noun An imaginary monster used to frighten children into good behavior.
- noun Any exaggerated threat used to frighten or manipulate people.
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