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Bugaboo

Bugaboo Meaning & Definition
Bugaboo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bugaboo?

[n] a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
[n] an imaginary monster used to frighten children

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bugaboo: bogeyman | booger | boogeyman | bugbear

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See Also | concern | headache | monster | vexation | worry

Bugaboo In Webster's Dictionary

\Bug`a*boo"\, Bugbear \Bug"bear`\, n. [See {Bug}.] Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc. ``Bugaboos to fright ye.'' --Lloyd. But, to the world no bugbear is so great As want of figure and a small estate. --Pope. The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. --S. B. Griffin. The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. --J. Burroughs. Syn: Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow.

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