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bugaboo

noun

ˈbə-gə-ˌbü

Definition of bugaboo

as in dread

something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason doing one's tax returns is a real bugaboo for a lot of people

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Recent Examples of bugaboo En route to finally winning a Super Bowl, the Colts were finally getting the upper hand on their longtime bugaboo, the Brady-Bill Belichick Patriots. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Five batters into Sunday’s game and the home run bugaboo that plagued Imanaga last season delivered a sense of déjà vu to the 33,559 fans in attendance at Wrigley Field. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 But defense remains a big bugaboo, especially around the rim. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026 Quite simply, Texas got bit by the same bugaboo that has haunted it this entire season. — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bugaboo

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Noun

The joy Lisa has with her RHUGT cast compared with the dread her RHOSLC cast seems to bring her really bums me out — especially because of how much of this trip is championing the sisterhood of Housewives.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Along with this came the profound dread that straight white men (like me) felt about saying a single wrong sentence and facing the possibility of permanent exile without forgiveness.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of dread

Noun

But on an ordinary mission, Hawks discovers a bizarre magic plague, a secret plan hatched by the Separatist army, and a contract with Republic intelligence to take on jobs the army can’t do.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Most people go to campgrounds to escape the plagues of modern technology, so try to keep the decibels to a minimum.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Quackenbush, a 55-year-old resident of Aiken, South Carolina, carded an even-par 70 by mixing two birdies with two bogeys.

— Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
With a bogey-free 66 on Saturday, Scheffler moved into a tie for third heading into the final round at East Lake, three shots behind leader Viktor Hovland.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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