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Examples of bugbear
bugbear
Charcoal-coloured nasal mucus is a perennial bugbear for many a London commuter.
From the metro.co.uk
Inflation is the bank's main bugbear, and the risks are apparently still there.
From the forbes.com
For galleries, though, there is the issue of transparency, a perpetual bugbear.
From the economist.com
After eight years of decline, inflation, that old Latin bugbear, has edged up.
From the economist.com
Well, certainly if getting tomato ketchup out of the bottle is a bugbear of yours.
From the guardian.co.uk
Bugbear, the computer worm that monitors keystrokes and steals passwords, is back.
From the newscientist.com
Paramor has a reputation as a fearless figure and slow play is a personal bugbear.
From the express.co.uk
Consider the policies of Richard Nixon, that legendary bugbear of the American left.
From the economist.com
It's a bit of a bugbear of mine, because we don't get to go out that often.
From the independent.co.uk
- Bogeyman: an imaginary monster used to frighten children
- An object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
- A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the bogeyman, bogey, bugaboo, and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. Its name is derived from an old Celtic word bug for evil spirit or goblin. ...
- In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, a bugbear is a massive humanoid distantly related to goblins and hobgoblins. Named for the bugbear of legend, the bugbears of Dungeons & Dragons are goblinoid creatures, larger and stronger than hobgoblins. They speak Goblin.
- The Bugbear was a short-lived indie pop/punk band formed by Heavenly drummer Mathew Fletcher.
- An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity; A source of dread; resentment; or irritation; An imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children
- (forthcoming); aka: "bugaboo"; see STUMBLING BLOCK, BOGY.
- Any cause for fright, fear, anxiety or annoyance.
- N. bala. F; see bogey
