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bugaboo |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bugaboo \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bugaboo n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: {bogeyman}, {bugbear}, {boogeyman}, {booger}] 2: a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
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