English Dictionary

bug-a-boo

/ˈbʌɡəbuː/

noun

A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin. / Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is.

I heard a scary bug-a-boo in the dark forest.

意味（1）

A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.

The German ubu, as well as the French bibou, is also used for bug-a-boo, hobgoblin, or any other fantastical, terrific nocturnal object.

意味（2）

Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is.

...a fear had come upon them, and they had a kind of bug-a-boo terror about roving gangsters.