sowbug
English
noun
Definitions
- A woodlouse.
Etymology
Compound from English sow (female pig) + 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
- besow 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
- intersow English
- jitterbug English
- ladybug English
- litterbug English
- lovebug English
- mealybug English
- mudbug English
- oversow English
- redbug English
- resow English
- scarebug English
- shutterbug English
- slugabug English
- snugglebug English
- sow English
- sowable English
- sowback English
- sowbane English
- sowbelly English
- sower English
- sowest English
- soweth English
- sowfoot English
- sowgelder English
- sowlike English
- spitbug English
- spittlebug English
- stinkbug English
- superbug English
- swine English
- thunderbug English
- tumblebug English
- undersow English
- bug Dutch, Flemish
- bug French
- buguer French
- баг Russian
- bug Portuguese
- バグ Japanese
- bugge Middle English
- sowe Middle English
- باگ Persian
- bògas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- באג Hebrew (modern)
- 버그 Korean
- sow
- bug
- resow
- swine
- besow
- sower
- debug
- buggee
- soweth
- bugdom
- bugfix
- mudbug
- bedbug
- redbug
- sowest
- bugfree
- bugwood
- lovebug
- sowbane
- spitbug
- bugwort
- sowlike
- ladybug
- hornbug
- sowback
- sowable
- bugsome
- bugbear
- bugkind
- buglike
- bugmail
- bugless
- bugbane
- oversow
- antibug
- bugnuts
- sowfoot
- firebug
- superbug
- undersow
- bugology
- bugproof
- intersow
- slugabug
- greenbug
- mealybug
- honeybug
- stinkbug
- bughouse
- scarebug
- sowbelly
- buggable
- bug-a-boo
- bugfucker
- doodlebug
- jitterbug
- tumblebug
- sowgelder
- litterbug
- snugglebug
- spittlebug
- bug zapper
- cuddle bug
- shutterbug
- thunderbug
- armadillo bug