FIREBUG

firebug

(noun) a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain

arsonist, incendiary, firebug

(noun) a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

firebug (plural firebugs)

Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.

(slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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