a thing that people are afraid of 恐怖的东西 Government regulation is a real bugaboo for the right. 政府监管对右翼来说是一个真正的问题。
Word Originmid 18th cent.: probably of Celtic origin and related to Welsh bwci bo ‘bogey, the Devil’, bwci ‘hobgoblin, a mischievous imp or sprite’ and Cornish bucca.