Word to the Wise: Bugbear

By Early To Rise | Mon, Apr 28, 2008 |

  

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A "bugbear" (BUG-bare) is a persistent problem or source of annoyance.

Example (as used by David Cross today): "Or how about another bugbear of mine: Only after you’ve completed a website’s form does it tell you that your phone number should be formatted in a certain way or that your password ‘must contain a minimum of eight letters and numbers, one of which must be a capital letter.’"

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