"bug-word" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bug-words [plural]
Etymology: Attested since the 1560s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bug-word (plural bug-words)
  1. A term intended to irritate or vex somebody. Related terms: snarl word, purr word
    Sense id: en-bug-word-en-noun-Z11vtIfX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A term intended to irritate or vex somebody."
      ],
      "id": "en-bug-word-en-noun-Z11vtIfX",
      "links": [
        [
          "irritate",
          "irritate"
        ],
        [
          "vex",
          "vex"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "snarl word"
        },
        {
          "word": "purr word"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bug-word"
}
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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      "word": "purr word"
    }
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A term intended to irritate or vex somebody."
      ],
      "links": [
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