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
So many of our growing cultural bugaboos came to a head in our reckoning with Fauci.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2022
If you have, I may venture to leave it to you to inspect it closely, and see whether it contains any of those "bugaboos" which frighten Judge Douglas.
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 3 The Lincoln-Douglas debates by Abraham Lincoln
