What is "bugaboo" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does bugaboo mean in English? Meaning of bugaboo definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "bugaboo" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "bugaboo": an imaginary monster used to frighten children

Noun

  • Meaning: an imaginary monster used to frighten children
  • Synonyms: bogeyman booger boogeyman bugaboo bugbear
  • Hypernyms: monster
  • Meaning of "bugaboo": a source of concern

    Noun

  • Meaning: a source of concern
  • Example: the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them
  • Synonyms: bugaboo
  • Hypernyms: concern headache vexation worry
  • Synonyms:

    hobgoblin, ogre, fright, bugbear, alarm, bogeyman, bogey, scare, goblin, specter, bogy, scarecrow, bullbeggar,

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