Associations to the word «Bugaboo»

Wiktionary

BUGABOO, noun. Alternative spelling of bug-a-boo

Dictionary definition

BUGABOO, noun. An imaginary monster used to frighten children.
BUGABOO, noun. A source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them".

Wise words

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson