bugaboo

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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 — 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… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — /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™buː n. source of fear and concern; bugbear, irrational fear …   English contemporary dictionary