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Bugbear

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bugaboonounAlternative spelling of bug-a-boo. [A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.]
boogernoun(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
bogeymannounA menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
boogeymannounAlternative form of bogeyman. [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.]

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bogeymannounA menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
boogeymannounAlternative form of bogeyman. [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.]
bugaboonounAlternative spelling of bug-a-boo. [A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.]
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.
banenoun(countable) A cause of misery or ruin.
bug-bearnoun(chiefly British) Alternative spelling of bugbear. [An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.]
bogeynoun(golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
problem childnoun(euphemistic) A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
boggardnoun(UK dialectal) A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence.
hobgoblinnounA small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.
bullbeggarnounA kind of goblin.
thorn in someone's sidenoun(idiomatic) A persistent annoyance.
bogglebonoun(UK) A witch.
scarebugnoun(obsolete) A bugbear; an imaginary monster to frighten children.
badgeringnounThe act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
boggleboenounAlternative form of bogglebo. [(UK, obsolete) A bugbear (imaginary fearsome creature).]
buggernoun(UK law) Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.
bug-wordnounA term intended to irritate or vex somebody.
blighternoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.

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