Bugaboo
A Bugaboo is something that causes fear or worry. It can also refer to:
In geography:
*The Bugaboos , a granite mountain range in the Purcell Mountains of eastern British Columbia, Canada
**Bugaboo Provincial Park , a park in that area
*Bugaboo Swamp is in theOkefenokee Swamp located in the southern portion of Georgia, United States.
**Bugaboo scrub fire , a fire that was named for the above swamp.In media
* "Bugaboo (The Flea) , a 1983 game written for various 8-bit computers
* "Bug a Boo ", a song by Destiny's Child
* "Bug-A-Booo " is a comic strip byMauricio de Sousa about a gang of ghosts, undeads and other Halloween creatures.It may also refer to:
*Bugaboo (baby carrier)
* Bugaboo, a thin straightpiton or metal spike, perfect for thin, deep seams.
*Bugaboo Creek Steak House , a chain ofCanadian Rockies -themed steakhouses primarily located in the north-eastern United States
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Bugaboo — Bug a*boo , Bugbear Bug bear , n. [See {Bug}.] Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bugaboo — (Mascalucia,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Etnea 306, 95030 Mascalucia, Италия … Каталог отелей
Bugaboo — (Mascalucia,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Etnea 306, 95030 Mascalucia, Италия … Каталог отелей
bugaboo — 1843, earlier buggybow (1740), probably an alteration of bugbear (see BUG (Cf. bug)), but connected by Chapman [ Dictionary of American Slang ] with Bugibu, demon in the O.Fr. poem Aliscans from 1141, which is perhaps of Celtic origin (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
bugaboo — [bug′ə bo͞o΄] n. pl. bugaboos [ BUG2 + BOO1] a bugbear … English World dictionary
bugaboo — bug|a|boo [ bʌgə,bu ] noun count AMERICAN something that worries people, especially something you think they are silly to worry about: that old 90s bugaboo, low self esteem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bugaboo — noun (plural boos) Etymology: earlier buggybow, bugger bo, of unknown origin Date: 1598 1. an imaginary object of fear 2. bugbear 2; also something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its impor … New Collegiate Dictionary
bugaboo — /bug euh booh /, n., pl. bugaboos. something that causes fear or worry; bugbear; bogy. [1730 40; earlier buggybow. See BOGY, BOO] * * * … Universalium
bugaboo — bug|a|boo [ˈbʌgəbu:] n AmE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from a Celtic language] something that makes people anxious or afraid … Dictionary of contemporary English
bugaboo — bug·a·boo || bÊŒgÉ™buË n. source of fear and concern; bugbear, irrational fear … English contemporary dictionary
