Chinch

//t͡ʃɪnt͡ʃ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).
  2. 2
    bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To fill up. Newfoundland, transitive

Synonyms

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bed bugbedbugbedbugcimex lectularius

Example

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"A chinch bug is climbing the window."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Spanish chinche (“bedbug”) or Portuguese chinche, from Latin cimex (“bedbug”). Doublet of cimex.

Etymology 2

Related to chink.

Related phrases

cimex lectularius

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