"bug-bear" meaning in English

See bug-bear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bug-bears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bug-bear (plural bug-bears)
  1. (chiefly British) Alternative spelling of bugbear Tags: British, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bugbear
    Sense id: en-bug-bear-en-noun-OM3N5VSO Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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