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redbug

[ red-buhg ]

noun

, Chiefly South Atlantic States.


redbug

/ ˈrɛdˌbʌɡ /

noun

  1. another name for chigger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of redbug1

First recorded in 1795–1805; red 1 + bug 1

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