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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

  1. noun An imaginary monster used to frighten children into good behavior.
  2. noun Any exaggerated threat used to frighten or manipulate people.

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