eyelash bug
eyelash bug · eyelash bugs
The wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxusThe wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)The wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus.
Origin
From this insect's antennae which look like human eyelashes, coined in 2020 when AmericanFrom this insect's antennae which look like human eyelashes, coined in 2020 when American rapper Megan Thee Stallion created an Instagram post featuring a video in which Megan's friend asks what a bug on the wall is and Megan responds with, "bitch, an eyelash bug [sic]," and the two laugh. Later on, people in the comments identified the insect as M. paradoxus However, the bug in the video appears to be a male Pterotus obscuripennis instead.
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Forms
plural: eyelash bugs| Singular | eyelash bug |
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