Meaning

1 senses
  1. A term intended to irritate or vex somebody.

Origin

Attested since the 1560s.

Attested since the 1560s.

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Forms

plural: bug-words
Singularbug-word
Pluralbug-words

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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