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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

new bug en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (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:

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Hypernyms

beginner

Synonyms

puny · shadow · fresher · novi · freshman