Bug and Scare

Bug

Bug verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

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Scare and bug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scare" instead a verb "Bug".

Scare verb - To strike with fear.

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Bug and scare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bug" instead a verb "Scare".

Nearby Words: scar, scared, scary, scaring

good	good bug	good scare
common	common bug	common scare
alien	alien bug	alien scare
nasty	nasty bug	nasty scare
Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, great, serious, huge, little, slight, bad, infamous, horrible, famous, new, major, possible, minor, fatal, last, latest, occasional, different, literal, upcoming, aforementioned.

hero	bug hero	scare hero
guy	bug guy	scare guy
someone	bug someone	scare someone
parents	bug parents	scare parents
Other words: rest, hell, player, protagonist, crap, times, sister, players.

Koiwai takes Yotsuba to a temple and uses a guardian niō statue to scare the "lying bug" out of her.

Source: Manga / Yotsuba&!
The Beano's honouring of this was nothing special, but The Dandy featured a series of stories based around trouble caused by the '3000 bug', a spoof of the then-recent millennium bug scare.

Source: Milestone Celebration
A variant appears in this movie, where Buck realizes his niece's boyfriend, Bug, is only interested in sex and sets out to scare him off, constantly talking amiably.

Source: Twerp Sweating

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