"boogeyman" in Chinese (Simplified)
恶魔妖怪怪物
Definition
一种虚构的怪物，用来吓唬孩子，父母经常用来让孩子听话。泛指任何假想的威胁或恐惧来源。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
大多用于儿童间，或父母教育小孩。也可比喻不真实的威胁。不要与真实怪物或神话角色混淆。
Examples
The boogeyman hides under the bed at night.
**恶魔**晚上躲在床下。
She told her son the boogeyman would come if he didn't sleep.
她告诉儿子如果不睡觉，**恶魔**会来。
Many kids are afraid of the boogeyman.
许多孩子害怕**恶魔**。
Don't worry, the boogeyman isn't real.
别担心，**恶魔**并不存在。
In politics, they used the boogeyman to scare people into voting.
在政治中，他们用**恶魔**吓唬人们去投票。
My little brother thinks the closet is a boogeyman's home.
我弟弟觉得壁橱是**恶魔**的家。