Synonyms for bug-a-boo

Most common

goblin · ogre · booger · boogeyman · bug-bear

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.

2. n. 2

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

Related words

Other spellings

bugaboo

Forms

Plural

bug-a-boos → ogres, goblins, hobgoblins, boogers…

Example sentences

• goblin You're dressed up all nice and I'm a goblin today.
• ogre No one can dare to tell the ogre that his mouth stinks.
• booger He put a booger in his mouth, yuck!
• boogeyman The boogeyman kidnaps naughty children.

By length

4 letters

ogre²

6 letters

goblin², booger

8 letters

bogeyman³

9 letters

boogeyman, hobgoblin

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ogre² = 2 syllables).