bugaboo
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.bug·a·boo
noun \ˈbə-gə-ˌbü\ plural bug·a·boos
Definition of BUGABOO
1
: an imaginary object of fear
2
: bugbear 2; also : something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance
See Examples of BUGABOO
- politicians complaining about that old bugaboo, high oil prices
- <doing one's tax returns are a real bugaboo for some people>
Origin of BUGABOO
earlier buggybow, bugger-bo, of unknown origin
First Known Use: 1598
Related to BUGABOO
- Synonyms
- bête noire, black beast, bogey, bugbear, dread, hobgoblin, ogre
Rhymes with BUGABOO
aperçu, avenue, babassu, baby blue, ballyhoo, barbecue, billet-doux, bird's-eye view, black-and-blue, buckaroo, callaloo, caribou, catechu, clerihew, cobalt blue, cockapoo, cockatoo, Cotonou, counterview, curlicue, déjà vu, derring-do, detinue, feverfew, follow-through, gardyloo, hitherto, honeydew, ingenue, interview, IOU, Irish stew, jabiru, Jiangsu, kangaroo, Kathmandu, kinkajou, loup-garou, Makalu, manitou, marabou, McAdoo, microbrew, midnight blue, Montague, Montesquieu, Mountain View, ormolu, overdo, overdue, overshoe, overstrew, overview, parvenu, parvenue, pas de deux, passe-partout, pay-per-view, PDQ, peacock blue, peekaboo, peer review, petting zoo, Pompidou, Port Salut, rendezvous, residue, retinue, revenue, Roh Tae Woo, seppuku, Shikoku, sneak preview, succès fou, switcheroo, talking-to, teleview, Telugu, thereunto, thirty-two, thitherto, Timbuktu, tinamou, twenty-two, view halloo, vindaloo, w, wallaroo, waterloo, well-to-do, what have you, whoop-de-do, witches' brew, Xanadu
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