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doodlebug

  • /ˈduːdl̩ˌbʌɡ/

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From doodle + bug.

noun doodlebugs

  1. UK, informal The V-1 flying bomb. Soon after Richard was adopted, Orwell's flat was wrecked by a doodlebug.
  2. historical An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War.
  3. An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae).
  4. UK A cockchafer (genus Melolontha).
  5. regional A woodlouse. 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.
  6. informal A term of endearment.
  7. informal A slackard or time-waster.
  8. informal An idiot.
  9. informal Someone who draws constantly.
  10. informal A divining rod or similarly intended device.
  11. obsolete Individual self-propelled train cars.

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noun antlion larva

Españolhormiga león, mirmeleóntido
Françaisfourmi-lion
DeutschAmeisenjungfer
Русскиймуравьи́ный лев muravʹínyj lev

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"doodlebug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doodlebug. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{doodlebug_2026,
  title = {doodlebug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doodlebug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}