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

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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