Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarebug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scare-bug
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bugbear; an imaginary monster to frighten children.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Is hell but a name and word, a scarebug for to keep fools in awe?"
"You can't fright me with your scarebugs. I'm going to be cremated. That's real ashes to ashes."
"The argument is a mere scarebug of the opposition."
"As for painting, we have the portraits of Viceroys exhibited in the Government Council Hall, monstrous scarebugs made in series which may serve to terrorise our councillors."

Etymology

From scare + bug.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

scarebugs (plural) scare-bug (alternative)

Questions

What does scarebug mean?: A bugbear; an imaginary monster to frighten children.
Where does scarebug come from?: From scare + bug.

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