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BUGABOO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bugaboo mean?
• BUGABOO (noun)
The noun BUGABOO has 2 senses:
1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
2. a source of concern
Familiarity information: BUGABOO used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An imaginary monster used to frighten children
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bogeyman; booger; boogeyman; bugaboo; bugbear
Hypernyms ("bugaboo" is a kind of...):
monster (an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A source of concern
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them
Hypernyms ("bugaboo" is a kind of...):
concern; headache; vexation; worry (something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness)
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