bugaboo

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bugaboo

/ˈbʌɡəbuː/

noun bugaboos

alternative Alternative spelling of bug-a-boo At any rate you must all be ready now to judge the religious life by its results exclusively, and I shall assume that the bugaboo of morbid origin will scandalize your piety no more.

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@misc{bugaboo_2026,
  title = {bugaboo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bugaboo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}