About The Word Bugaboo
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Bugaboo
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Bugaboo: 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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