bugaboo
noun
something that causes fear or worry; bugbear; bogy.
bugaboos
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pluralof bugaboo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But the real bugaboos in fixed income are volatility, stubborn inflation, and higher interest rates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
But they really seem sincere about their bugaboos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
And there's an intelligence in that rendering, as if she admirably recognizes that she doesn't want her kids to inherit her bugaboos.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023
Zach LaVine dunked on Argentina’s Juan Pablo Vaulet in the fourth quarter to seal a thorough victory in which the Americans addressed many of their top bugaboos.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2021
The Northern blood was at fever heat, and an unwonted defiance of consequences, a fierce contempt of ancient political bugaboos marked the utterances of men erstwhile timid of speech upon all questions relating to slavery.
From William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist by Archibald Henry Grimké
