Definition of Bugaboo

1. Noun. An imaginary monster used to frighten children.

Exact synonyms: Bogeyman, Booger, Boogeyman, Bugbear
Generic synonyms: Monster

2. Noun. A source of concern. "The old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
Generic synonyms: Concern, Headache, Vexation, Worry

Definition of Bugaboo

1. n. 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.

Definition of Bugaboo

1. a bugbear [n -BOOS] - See also: bugbear

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bugaboo

Bufo boreas
bufo bufo
Bufo bufo
Bufo calamita
Bufo canorus
Bufo debilis
bufo marinus
Bufo marinus
Bufo microscaphus
Bufo speciosus
Bufo viridis
bufuralol 1'-hydroxylase
bug
bug
bug-hunter
bugaboo (current term)
bugaboos
Buganda
bugbane
bugbane
bugbanes
bugbear
bugbears
bugeye
bugeyes
bugfish
buggan
buggane
bugganes
buggans

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