Login
Ideas
Quotes
Lessons
Words
Username
Password
Login
Cancel
Forgot
password?
Search:
Dictionary
All Posts
Search
Search
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login
/
Register - It's free!
Username
Password
Login
Cancel
Forgot
password?
bugaboo
Definition
Cancel
Bank This Word!
My Lists
Login to Create a List
Register for Free!
Keep Public?
bugaboo
noun
(bug-a-boo)
an imaginary object of fear
bugaboo
noun
(bug-a-boo)
bugbear; also : something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance
Words Related to
bugaboo
!
bugbear
,
bogeyman
,
boogeyman
,
booger
,
bogey
,
ogre
,
achilles heel
,
peeve
,
conundrum
,
gripe
,
nightmare
,
specter
,
annoyance
,
dilemma
,
bummer
,
fear
,
problem
,
bane
,
pet peeve
,
trope
,
preoccupation
,
concern
,
shortcoming
,
drawback
,
nemesis
,
shibboleth
,
obstacle
,
pitfall
,
canard
,
aversion
,
mantra
,
thing
,
plague
,
impediment
,
stumbling block
,
tenet
,
headache
,
malady
,
whipping boy
,
obsession
,
irritant
,
tendency
,
inconsistency
,
buzzword
,
hurdle
,
bogyman
,
axiom
,
anathema
,
culprit
,
facet
,
misnomer
,
misconception
,
factor
,
byproduct
,
issue
,
watchword
,
naysayer
,
nagging
,
topic
,
worry
,
lousiness
,
meme
,
proponent
,
haunt
,
symptom
,
detractor
,
myth
,
staple
,
downfalls
,
misperception
,
timidness
,
crapola
,
conventional wisdom
,
notion
,
reason
,
affliction
,
kryptonite
,
thorn
,
scares
,
tactic
,
paradox
,
truism
,
fallacy
,
sacred cow
,
hackles
,
misgiving
,
worrywarts
,
demon
,
aspect
,
woes
,
skeptic
,
iffy
,
peskier
,
cliche
,
common denominator
,
qualm
,
element
,
vestige
,
strategem
,
motivator
,
bugaboo
Examples by Brain Bank Users