scarebug
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A bugbear; an imaginary monster to frighten children.
Etymology
Compound from English scare + 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
- armadillo bug English
- bedbug English
- bescare 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
- greenbug English
- honeybug English
- hornbug English
- jitterbug English
- ladybug English
- litterbug English
- lovebug English
- mealybug English
- mudbug English
- redbug English
- scare English
- scare-beggar English
- scare-bullfinch English
- scareable English
- scarecrow English
- scared English
- scarefest English
- scarefire English
- scareful English
- scarehead English
- scareless English
- scarelore English
- scaremonger English
- scarer English
- scaresome English
- scarest English
- scareth English
- scareware English
- scary 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
- баг Russian
- bug Portuguese
- バグ Japanese
- bugge Middle English
- sker Middle English
- باگ Persian
- bògas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- באג Hebrew (modern)
- 버그 Korean
- bug
- scary
- debug
- scare
- buggee
- bugdom
- bugfix
- scared
- mudbug
- scarer
- bedbug
- redbug
- sowbug
- bugfree
- bugwood
- lovebug
- spitbug
- scareth
- bugwort
- ladybug
- hornbug
- bugsome
- bugbear
- bugkind
- buglike
- bescare
- bugmail
- bugless
- bugbane
- antibug
- bugnuts
- scarest
- firebug
- superbug
- bugology
- scareful
- bugproof
- slugabug
- greenbug
- mealybug
- honeybug
- stinkbug
- bughouse
- buggable
- bug-a-boo
- scareware
- bugfucker
- scarehead
- scareable
- doodlebug
- scarelore
- scarefest
- jitterbug
- scarecrow
- scareless
- tumblebug
- scaresome
- scarefire
- litterbug
- snugglebug
- spittlebug
- bug zapper
- cuddle bug
- shutterbug
- thunderbug
- scaremonger
- scare-beggar
- armadillo bug
- scare-bullfinch