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bug1 /bug/ noun- A name applied loosely to certain insects, esp of the order Hemiptera (suborder Heteroptera), and specif to one (Cimex lectularius) that infests houses and beds
- Any insect or small animal (N American)
- A disease-germ (informal)
- A viral disease (informal)
- A craze, obsession
- An enthusiast (informal)
- A crazy person
- An important person (big bug)
- A snag, a defect, a fault, now esp in a computer system or program (informal)
- A hidden microphone
- A light vehicle stripped of everything inessential
- A lunar excursion module (qv under module)
- The weight allowance given to an apprentice jockey (US, racing)
transitive verb (buggˈing; bugged)- To plant a concealed listening device in
- To annoy, irritate, pester (slang)
ORIGIN: Perh OE budda beetle; perh same as bug4 bugged adjective buggˈing noun and adjective buggˈy adjective - Infested with bugs
- Crazy, batty (US inf)
bugˈbane or bugˈwort noun A ranunculaceous plant (Cimicifuga foetida) related to baneberry, reputed to drive away insects bugˈhouse (slang) noun - A mental hospital (US)
- A cinema
adjective Insane bugˈ-hunter noun (informal) A collecting entomologist bugwort see bugbane above. |