Bugaboo (noun)
bu-ga-boo
An object of fear or alarm; a bogey.
Mid 18th century probably of Celtic origin and related to Welsh bwci bo ‘bogey, the Devil’, bwci ‘hobgoblin’ and Cornish bucca.
Example sentences
“Her distrust in men became a bugaboo, and while it was irrational, she remained single.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
