doodlebug en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈduːdl̩ˌbʌɡ/
Etymology
From doodle + bug.
Meanings
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(UK, informal) The V-1 flying bomb.
Soon after Richard was adopted, Orwell's flat was wrecked by a doodlebug.
2009, Robert McCrum, The masterpiece that killed George Orwell:
- (historical, qualifier:"doodlebug tractor") An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War.
- An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae).
- (UK) A cockchafer (genus Melolontha).
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(regional) A woodlouse.
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.
2018 June 25, “Pillbugs”, in Niles Biological, Inc., archived from the original on 21 Dec 2018:
- (informal) A term of endearment.
- (informal) A slackard or time-waster.
- (informal) An idiot.
- (informal) Someone who draws constantly.
- (informal) A divining rod or similarly intended device.
- (obsolete) Individual self-propelled train cars.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doodlebugs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (14)
cs mravkolev (antlion larva) · sv EPA-traktor (doodlebug tractor) · es mirmeleóntido (antlion larva) · sv A-traktor (doodlebug tractor) · uk мураши́ний лев (antlion larva) · fr fourmi-lion (antlion larva) · es hormiga león (antlion larva) · de Ameisenjungfer (antlion larva) · pl mrówkolew (antlion larva) · ru муравьи́ный лев (antlion larva) · sv myrlejon (antlion larva) · hu hangyaleső (antlion larva) · kk құмырсқа арыстаны (antlion larva) · pl doodlebug (doodlebug tractor)