🔄 Synonyms of "Bugaboo"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bugbearnoun | A source of dread; resentment; or irritation. |
| boogernoun | (US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. |
| bogeymannoun | A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. |
| boogeymannoun | Alternative form of bogeyman. [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.] |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| boogeymannoun | Alternative form of bogeyman. [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.] |
| bugbearnoun | A source of dread; resentment; or irritation. |
| bogeymannoun | A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. |
| boogernoun | (US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. |
| ogrenoun | (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh. |
| bogeynoun | (golf) A score of one over par on a hole. |
| nemesisnoun | An enemy, especially an archenemy. |
| canardnoun | A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so. |
| buganoun | A transliteration of the Russian surname Буга (Buga). |
| hobbyhorsenoun | Alternative spelling of hobby horse. [(originally) The Irish Hobby, an extinct breed of horse.] |
| perennial | Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time. |
| bogynoun | Alternative form of bogey. [A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.] |
| gripenoun | A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. |
| obsessionnoun | An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered. |
| bugbearsnoun | A source of dread; resentment; or irritation. |
| phantomnoun | A ghost or apparition. |
| recurring | Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition. |
| monomanianoun | Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject. |
| troublesome | Causing trouble or anxiety. |
| catchwordnoun | A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view. |
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