litterbug
English
/ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/
noun
Definitions
- (informal) A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
Etymology
Compound from English litter (offspring, droppings, refuse) + English bug (especially in computing, A problem that needs fixing, enthusiast, something terrifying).
Origin
English
bug
Gloss
especially in computing, A problem that needs fixing, enthusiast, something terrifying
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antibug English
- antilitter English
- armadillo bug English
- bedbug English
- belitter English
- bug English
- bug zapper English
- bug-a-boo English
- bugbane English
- bugbear English
- bugdom English
- bugfix English
- bugfree English
- bugfucker English
- buggable English
- buggee English
- bughouse English
- bugkind English
- bugless English
- buglike English
- bugmail English
- bugnuts English
- bugology English
- bugproof English
- bugsome English
- bugwood English
- bugwort English
- cuddle bug English
- debug English
- doodlebug English
- firebug English
- freaklitter English
- greenbug English
- honeybug English
- hornbug English
- interlitter English
- jitterbug English
- ladybug English
- leaflitter English
- litter English
- litterbag English
- litterbasket English
- litterer English
- litterfall English
- litterless English
- littermate English
- littery English
- lovebug English
- mealybug English
- microlitter English
- mudbug English
- prelitter English
- redbug English
- scarebug English
- shutterbug English
- slugabug English
- snugglebug English
- sowbug English
- spitbug English
- spittlebug English
- stinkbug English
- superbug English
- thunderbug English
- tumblebug English
- bug Dutch, Flemish
- bug French
- buguer French
- litière French
- баг Russian
- bug Portuguese
- バグ Japanese
- bugge Middle English
- باگ Persian
- bògas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- באג Hebrew (modern)
- 버그 Korean
- bug
- debug
- buggee
- bugdom
- litter
- bugfix
- mudbug
- bedbug
- redbug
- sowbug
- bugfree
- bugwood
- lovebug
- spitbug
- bugwort
- ladybug
- hornbug
- bugsome
- bugbear
- bugkind
- buglike
- bugmail
- bugless
- bugbane
- littery
- antibug
- bugnuts
- firebug
- superbug
- bugology
- bugproof
- slugabug
- greenbug
- mealybug
- honeybug
- belitter
- stinkbug
- litterer
- bughouse
- scarebug
- buggable
- bug-a-boo
- bugfucker
- doodlebug
- prelitter
- jitterbug
- litterbag
- tumblebug
- snugglebug
- littermate
- spittlebug
- bug zapper
- litterfall
- litterless
- cuddle bug
- shutterbug
- leaflitter
- antilitter
- thunderbug
- microlitter
- interlitter
- freaklitter
- litterbasket
- armadillo bug