"doodlebug" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈduːdl̩ˌbʌɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-doodlebug.wav Forms: doodlebugs [plural]
Etymology: From doodle + bug. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|doodle|bug}} doodle + bug Head templates: {{en-noun}} doodlebug (plural doodlebugs)
  1. (informal, British) The V-1 flying bomb. Tags: British, informal
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  2. (historical, "doodlebug tractor") An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War. Tags: historical Translations (doodlebug tractor): EPA-traktor [common-gender] (Swedish), A-traktor [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  3. (entomology) An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae). Translations (antlion larva): mravkolev [masculine] (Czech), құмырсқа арыстаны (qūmyrsqa arystany) (Kazakh), mrówkolew [masculine] (Polish), myrlejon [neuter] (Swedish)
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  4. (entomology, UK) A cockchafer (genus Melolontha). Tags: UK
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  5. (entomology, regional) A woodlouse. Tags: regional
    Sense id: en-doodlebug-en-noun-tkbh2fJI Categories (other): Regional English, Entomology Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  6. (informal) A term of endearment. Tags: informal
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  7. (informal) A slackard or time-waster. Tags: informal
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  8. (informal) An idiot. Tags: informal
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  9. (informal) Someone who draws constantly. Tags: informal
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  10. (informal) A divining rod or similarly intended device. Tags: informal
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  11. (obsolete) Individual self-propelled train cars. Tags: obsolete
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: doodlebugger

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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