单词 | bug dope |
释义 | > as lemmasbug dope bug dope n. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American) insecticide or insect repellent; cf. bug juice n. 2. ΚΠ 1904 Mansfield (Ohio) News 19 Mar. (cartoon caption) Mary went to a wise old guy who had the proper bug dope to make radium. 1907 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 1 Mar. 4/2 The [legal] action.., brought to recover for bug dope which is alleged to have failed in its errand. 1988 E. Hoagland in R. Bangs & C. Kallen Paths less Travelled 22 The..proprietor sat..in a cloud of flies most of the day, spraying bug dope on the meats that he had on display. 2012 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 18 Aug. a10 Blackflies..biting you..in a sun-up until sundown assault that you will try, fruitlessly, to fend off with bug dope. < as lemmas |
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