"Bug" meaning in English

See Bug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-au-Bug.ogg Forms: Buh [alternative]
Etymology: From the Slavic hydronym *bugъ/*buga Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bug
  1. A East European river which flows northwest 450 miles through Belarus, Poland and Ukraine into the Baltic Sea. (Western Bug). Categories (place): Places in Belarus, Places in Poland, Places in Ukraine, Rivers in Belarus, Rivers in Poland, Rivers in Ukraine, Rivers in Belarus, Rivers in Europe, Rivers in Poland Translations (river between Belarus and Poland): Բուգ (english: Bug) (Armenian), 布格河 (Chinese Mandarin), बुग (bug) [feminine] (Marathi), Bug [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), Буг (english: Bug) [masculine] (Russian), Буг (Buh) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Bug-en-name-FK0E5GDs Disambiguation of Rivers in Belarus: 73 15 6 7 Disambiguation of Rivers in Europe: 56 24 9 11 Disambiguation of Rivers in Poland: 62 21 8 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Automobiles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 18 9 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 21 5 2 3 4 2 14 1 5 16 26 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 17 13 34 37 Disambiguation of 'river between Belarus and Poland': 92 8
  2. A river in Ukraine (Southern Bug), flowing 530 miles to the Dnieper estuary. Categories (place): Places in Ukraine, Rivers in Ukraine Derived forms: Southern Bug
    Sense id: en-Bug-en-name-T043tR3b Categories (other): Automobiles Disambiguation of Automobiles: 17 13 34 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-Bug.ogg Forms: Bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bug (plural Bugs)
  1. (US, slang) A Volkswagen Beetle car. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: Beetle
    Sense id: en-Bug-en-noun-gD8FHods Categories (other): American English, Automobiles Disambiguation of Automobiles: 17 13 34 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: En-au-Bug.ogg Forms: Bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bug (plural Bugs)
  1. (slang) A Bugatti car. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Bug-en-noun-herYTjiz Categories (other): Automobiles Disambiguation of Automobiles: 17 13 34 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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