bug

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bug definition


  1. n.
    a flaw in a computer program. : As soon as I get the bugs out, I can run my program.
  2. n.
    someone who is enthusiastic about something. (A combining form.) : Mary is a camera bug.
  3. n.
    an obsession or urge. : I've got this bug about making money.
  4. n.
    a spy device for listening to someone's conversation. : I found a little bug taped under my chair.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

bug

In addition to the idioms beginning with bug, also see cute as a button (bug's ear); put a bug in someone's ear; snug as a bug in a rug; what's eating (bugging) you.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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