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bugaboo (iou) and Vespucci, Amerigo (oh)


bugaboo (iou)



bugaboo noun. M18.
[Cf. Welsh bwci bo bogey, Cornish bucca.]
A bogey; a bugbear. M18.
Loud or empty talk; nonsense, rubbish. L19.

Vespucci, Amerigo (oh)



(1454-1512) an Italian sailor and explorer who sailed to the Caribbean Sea and South America and discovered the place where the Amazon River flows into the sea. The name 'America' comes from his name.