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bugbear, n.
(bugbears)
more info an object of dread or apprehension
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bugbear hobgoblin

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"Germany was always a bugbear for France"
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
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more info an imaginary monster used to frighten children
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bogeyman booger boogeyman bugaboo bugbear
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