bugaboo

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Noun

bugaboo noun

A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.
Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is.

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Synonyms

goblin boogeyman bugbear bogeyman booger ogre bogey nemesis canard buga hobbyhorse perennial bogy gripe obsession bugbears phantom

Associated

spires flea spire scrub hut bee alpine glacier provincial bear columbia mountains

Rhymes

blue slew subdue pursue true view construe hitherto eschew purview

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