Jesus bug

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Jesus bug

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In the case of the water strider, allusion to the miracle of Jesus Christ walking on water.

noun Jesus bugs

Synonym of water strider (“an insect of the family Gerridae”).
Similar: water strider
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Jesus, bug. I was twenty when I first caught the Jesus bug. It took another two years before I even considered visiting a church.

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"Jesus bug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jesus%20bug. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Jesus bug. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jesus%20bug

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"Jesus bug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jesus%20bug.

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@misc{jesus_bug_2026,
  title = {Jesus bug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jesus%20bug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}