spitbug
English
noun
Definitions
- Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
Etymology
Compound from English spit (skewer, sharp, pointed rod, rod) + English bug (especially in computing, A problem that needs fixing, enthusiast, something terrifying).
Origin
English
bug
Gloss
especially in computing, A problem that needs fixing, enthusiast, something terrifying
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antibug English
- armadillo bug English
- batspit English
- bedbug English
- bespit English
- bug English
- bug zapper English
- bug-a-boo English
- bugbane English
- bugbear English
- bugdom English
- bugfix English
- bugfree English
- bugfucker English
- buggable English
- buggee English
- bughouse English
- bugkind English
- bugless English
- buglike English
- bugmail English
- bugnuts English
- bugology English
- bugproof English
- bugsome English
- bugwood English
- bugwort English
- cuddle bug English
- debug English
- doodlebug English
- firebug English
- greenbug English
- honeybug English
- hornbug English
- jitterbug English
- ladybug English
- litterbug English
- lovebug English
- mealybug English
- mudbug English
- outspit English
- redbug English
- sandspit English
- scarebug English
- shutterbug English
- slugabug English
- snugglebug English
- sowbug English
- spit English
- spit-ball English
- spit-poison English
- spitball English
- spitbox English
- spitbraai English
- spitfire English
- spitful English
- spitless English
- spitpoison English
- spitshine English
- spitstick English
- spitter English
- spittest English
- spitteth English
- spittlebug English
- spittoon English
- spitty English
- stinkbug English
- superbug English
- thunderbug English
- tumblebug English
- turnspit English
- unspit English
- bug Dutch, Flemish
- bug French
- buguer French
- баг Russian
- bug Portuguese
- バグ Japanese
- bugge Middle English
- spit Middle English
- باگ Persian
- bògas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- באג Hebrew (modern)
- 버그 Korean
- spet Tok Pisin
- spet Torres Strait Creole
- bug
- spit
- debug
- buggee
- bugdom
- bugfix
- spitty
- mudbug
- unspit
- bedbug
- bespit
- redbug
- sowbug
- bugfree
- bugwood
- lovebug
- spitter
- bugwort
- spitbox
- ladybug
- spitful
- hornbug
- bugsome
- outspit
- bugbear
- bugkind
- buglike
- batspit
- bugmail
- bugless
- bugbane
- antibug
- bugnuts
- firebug
- spitball
- superbug
- spitless
- bugology
- bugproof
- spittest
- turnspit
- slugabug
- greenbug
- mealybug
- honeybug
- stinkbug
- sandspit
- spittoon
- spitfire
- bughouse
- scarebug
- spitteth
- buggable
- bug-a-boo
- bugfucker
- spitshine
- doodlebug
- jitterbug
- tumblebug
- spit-ball
- spitbraai
- litterbug
- spitstick
- snugglebug
- spittlebug
- bug zapper
- spitpoison
- cuddle bug
- shutterbug
- thunderbug
- spit-poison
- armadillo bug