Bug has long been associated with "objects of dread" — a meaning that lives on in words such as bugbear and bugaboo, which are believed to come from the Welsh terms bwcibo ("devil") and bwci ("hobgoblin")
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HAHAHA nice, I like that! Pity a cute term like bugaboos carries such a negative connotation. But I still like the word. BUGABOOS! :D
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