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bug-a-boo (plural bug-a-boos)

A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.
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Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is.
- 1949 - George R. Stewart Earth Abides, p. 80
...a fear had come upon them, and they had a kind of bug-a-boo terror about roving gangsters.

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 ==English==
+==English==
+===Alternative spellings===
+* [[bugaboo]]
+===Pronunciation===
+*{{audio|en-us-bugaboo.ogg|Audio (US)}}
 ===Noun===
 {{en-noun}}
+# A [[mythical]], [[nocturnal]] [[creature]]; a [[hobgoblin]].
-# {{alternative spelling of|bugaboo}}
 #*{{quote-book
 |year=1776
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 |passage=The German ubu, as well as the French bibou, is also used for '''bug-a-boo''', hobgoblin, or any other fantastical, terrific nocturnal object.}}
+# Any imagined [[fear]] or [[threat]], or a fear presumed larger than it really is.
+#* '''1949''' - George R. Stewart ''[[w:Earth_Abides|Earth Abides]]'', p. 80
+#: ...a fear had come upon them, and they had a kind of '''''bug-a-boo'''''&nbsp;terror about roving gangsters.
+====See also====
+*[[bogey]]
+*[[bugbear]]