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bugaboo definition

buga·boo (bug′ə bo̵̅o̅′)

noun pl. bugaboos -·boos′

a bugbear

Etymology: bug + boo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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