noseeum

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noseeum

/noʊˈsi.əm/ US
/nəʊˈsiː.əm/ UK

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A shortening of earlier no-see-um, a univerbation of no (“not, don't, cannot”) + see (“to perceive visually”) + um (alternative form of 'em, third-person singular/plural indicative pronoun).

noun noseeums · no-see-em · no-see-um

colloquial A biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people outdoors, particularly in warm weather after sunset. Noseeums will go right through a tent screen.
The inference that, because one cannot observe a reason for why something is true, that there is no reason why it is true.

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@misc{noseeum_2026,
  title = {noseeum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noseeum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}