doodlebug

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English

Doodlebug (def. 3), an antlion larva

Etymology

From doodle +‎ bug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduːdl̩ˌbʌɡ/
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  • Hyphenation: doo‧dle‧bug

Noun

doodlebug (plural doodlebugs)

  1. (informal, British) The V-1 flying bomb.
    • 2009, Robert McCrum, The masterpiece that killed George Orwell:
      Soon after Richard was adopted, Orwell's flat was wrecked by a doodlebug.
  2. (historical, "doodlebug tractor") An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War.
  3. (entomology) An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae).
  4. (entomology, UK) A cockchafer (genus Melolontha).
  5. (entomology, regional) A woodlouse.
    • 2018 June 25, “Pillbugs”, in Niles Biological, Inc.‎:
      Common names for woodlice vary throughout the English-speaking world. They include roly-poly, pill bug (usually applied only to the genus Armadillidium), sow bug, doodle bug, carpenter (Newfoundland), […] cheesybug (Kent), and cheeselog.
  6. (informal) A term of endearment.
  7. (informal) A slackard or time-waster.
  8. (informal) An idiot.
  9. (informal) Someone who draws constantly.
  10. (informal) A divining rod or similarly intended device.
  11. (obsolete) Individual self-propelled train cars.

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