Bugaboo and Spook

Bugaboo

Bugaboo noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.
Usage example: doing one's tax returns are a real bugaboo for some people
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Spook and bugaboo are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spook" instead a noun "Bugaboo".

Spook

Spook noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

Bugaboo and spook are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bugaboo" instead a noun "Spook".

Nearby Words: spooky, spooked, spooking
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Spook and Bugaboo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/spook
Bugaboo & Spook. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/spook>.
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