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Doodlebug

//ˈduːdl̩ˌbʌɡ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The V-1 flying bomb. British, informal

    "Soon after Richard was adopted, Orwell's flat was wrecked by a doodlebug."

  2. 2
    the larva of any of several insects wordnet
  3. 3
    An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War. historical
  4. 4
    a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb wordnet
  5. 5
    An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae).
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  1. 6
    a small motor vehicle wordnet
  2. 7
    A cockchafer (genus Melolontha). UK
  3. 8
    A woodlouse. regional

    "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."

  4. 9
    A term of endearment. informal
  5. 10
    A slackard or time-waster. informal
  6. 11
    An idiot. informal
  7. 12
    Someone who draws constantly. informal
  8. 13
    A divining rod or similarly intended device. informal
  9. 14
    Individual self-propelled train cars. obsolete

Etymology

From doodle + bug.

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