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   bugaboo

   /ˈbʌɡəbuː/

   noun

   • 1. an object of fear or alarm; a bogey: North American "inflation isn't the only possible bugaboo that could derail the stock market and the economy"

   Word Origin early 18th century: apparently an alteration of bug ‘bogeyman’ (of unknown origin), with an alliterating extension, perhaps influenced by boo1 or bo1.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • O

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