bugan

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/ˈbʊɡən//ˈbuːɡən//ˈbʌɡən/

noun

hobgoblin, evil spirit

OriginWelsh bwgan ← Middle English bugge →
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Meanings

nounbugan (plural bugans)

plural bugans

  1. hobgoblin, evil spirit

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbugge
  2. Welshbwgan“hobgoblin”
  3. Englishbugan

From Welsh bwgan (“hobgoblin”), from Middle Welsh, possibly from Middle English bugge.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

bugan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugan

MLA

“bugan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bugan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugan.

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