bug-word

English

Etymology

Existent since the 1560s.[1]

Noun

bug-word (plural bug-words)

  1. A term intended to irritate or vex somebody.

See also

References
  1. “bug-word” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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