Bugaboo, bug-a-boo or bug a boo may refer to:
* Bugaboo, a legendary scary creature, see
bogeyman
The bogeyman (; also spelled or known as bogyman, bogy, bogey, and, in US English, also boogeyman) is a mythical creature typically used to frighten children into good behavior. Bogeymen have no specific appearances, and conceptions vary drast ...
* Bugaboo, a thin straight
piton
A piton (; also called ''pin'' or ''peg'') in big wall climbing and in aid climbing is a metal spike (usually steel) that is driven into a crack or seam in the climbing surface using a Rock climbing hammer, climbing hammer, and which acts as an ...
or metal spike, perfect for thin, deep seams
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Bugaboo International B.V., a Dutch design company that makes strollers for infants and toddlers
* Bugaboo, a fictional insectoid alien from children's CGI television series ''
Monster Buster Club
''Monster Buster Club'' is a French-Canadian animated science fiction television series created by David Michel and Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, it was co-produced by Marathon Media, the animation studio Image Entertainment Corporation, Jetix Europ ...
''
In geography:
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Bugaboo Canyon, in the
McGee Creek State Park area of Oklahoma, United States
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Bugaboo Swamp, a portion of the
Okefenokee Swamp
The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000 ha), peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia–Florida line in the United States. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Ref ...
, located in the southern portion of Georgia, United States
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Bugaboo Scrub Fire, a fire that was named for the above swamp
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The Bugaboos, a granite mountain range in the Purcell Mountains of eastern British Columbia, Canada
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Bugaboo Provincial Park, a park in that area
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Bugaboo Spire, a peak in The Bugaboos
In music
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BugAboo (group), a South Korean girl group formed in 2021
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"Bug a Boo" (song), a 1999 song by Destiny's Child
* "Bugaboo", a song by Dir En Grey from the album ''
Uroboros'', 2008
In other media
* ''
Bug-a-Booo'', a comic strip by Mauricio de Sousa about a gang of ghosts, undeads, and other Halloween creatures
* "Bug a Boo", an episode of the American television series ''
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...
''
* ''
Bugaboo (The Flea)
''Bugaboo (The Flea)'', later published in Spain as ''La Pulga'', is a video game written by the Spanish programming duo Paco Portalo and Paco Suarez for the ZX Spectrum and published by Quicksilva in 1983. It was later released for the Commodor ...
'', a 1983 video game
See also
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Boogaloo
Boogaloo or bugalú (also: shing-a-ling, Latin boogaloo, Latin R&B) is a music genre, genre of Latin music and dance which was popular in the United States in the 1960s. Boogaloo originated in New York City mainly by stateside Puerto Ricans with ...
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Bugbear
A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the boogeyman (or bugaboo or babau or cucuy), and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children.
Etymology ...
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