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bugaboobug‧a‧boo /ˈbʌɡəbuː/ noun [countable] American English  bugabooOrigin: 1700-1800 Probably from a Celtic language - Termite damage is one of the many bugaboos of owning a house.
- Meanwhile, Theodore Roosevelt, the bugaboo of monopolists, had just been elected to a second term.
- One of the Unnamed Martyrs hurries home while, out of sight, three club-clutching bugaboos lie doggo.
- Sounds like dangling that ole lawsuit bugaboo.
- The second hazard is that old bugaboo, moisture, encouraging mildew growth and eventual decay.
- Without the Communist bugaboo, Dornan was exposed as the crackpot that he is.
something that makes people anxious or afraid |