Definitions for bugbear



Overview of noun bugbear

The noun bugbear has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger

(an imaginary monster used to frighten children)

2. bugbear, hobgoblin

(an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"

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