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new bug en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, qualifier:school slang) A new pupil.
Hello, chappie... You a new bug?
1987 September 17, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Dish and Dishonesty (Blackadder the Third), season 3, episode 1, spoken by Pitt the Younger (Simon Osborne):From the other end Porter was glaring at them. "Hey you! New bug!" The bath fell silent.
1993, Michael Morpurgo, The War of Jenkins' Ear:
Forms
Hypernyms
beginner
Synonyms
puny · shadow · fresher · novi · freshman