Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Bugbear

/bŭg′-bâr/ · Bug·bear · IPA /ˈbʌɡ.bɛɚ/

01 n. Same as Bugaboo.

1.
Same as Bugaboo. See: Bugaboo

02 v. t. To alarm with idle phantoms.

1.
To alarm with idle phantoms.