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.”
Word of the Day - Semiquincentennial (noun) se-mee-kwin-sen-tee-nee-al
