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bug nation

Syllables: bug na·tion/bʌɡ ˈneɪʃən/

bug nation noun: a micronation that serves no purpose other than being a source of annoyance.

Noun

bug nation (plural bug nations)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) A micronation that serves no purpose other than being a source of annoyance.
    • WHEREAS the King vetoed PD 9 of the August Clark 1998; and WHEREAS Porto Claro really is a bug nation; THEREFORE the Cosâ hereby overrules the King's veto and introduces the following as Law in Talossa: […]1998 October, “The PD 9 Up for a Cosâ Vote Act”, in Acts of the 24th Cosa, Kingdom of Talossa, 24RC3
    • Evan Gallagher, a 20-year-old law student from Australia, found the kingdom arrogant and left it to start the Commonwealth of Penguinea. "There was something rotten in the State of Talossa," complained Gallagher. Hardly smarting from the loss, Madison dismisses Penguinea as an insignificant "bug...1999, “Magic Kingdom”, in Milwaukee Magazine, volume 24, numbers 1–6, page 23

Examples of bug nation in a sentence

  • Hardly smarting from the loss, Madison dismisses Penguinea as an insignificant "bug nation."1999, “Magic Kingdom”, in Milwaukee Magazine, volume 24, numbers 1–6, page 23:
  • Nations like Cherusken and Baja helped us gain early recognition, and elevated us from the level of bug nations.2001 March, “The Aerican Empire: 14th Anniversary”, in Aerican Empire (official website):
  • Which of the following terrorist-supporting, single-citizen, bug nations do you wish would die off first?2003 October 12, Kuralyov, “Which countries do you want dead?”, in Oira Arnanorë Menelmacariva: A republican monarchy - a micronation...
  • This red hot vendetta is turning this country into another bug nation.2004 April 2, Gödafrïeu Válcadác'h, quoting Art Verbotten, “RE: My Momentary Lack of Witt”, in A Nation Sundered, 2 edition (forums post)...

Forms of bug nation

pluralbug nations

Origin of bug nation

From bug (“to annoy”, verb) + nation, as a clipping of micronation. Coined in 1997 in the Kingdom of Talossa micronation by leader Robert Ben Madison.

Questions about bug nation

What does bug nation mean?
Bug nation means a micronation that serves no purpose other than being a source of annoyance.
How do you use bug nation in a sentence?
Hardly smarting from the loss, Madison dismisses Penguinea as an insignificant "bug nation."
What part of speech is bug nation?
Bug nation is a noun.
How do you pronounce bug nation?
Bug nation is pronounced /bʌɡ ˈneɪʃən/.
What is the plural of bug nation?
The plural of bug nation is bug nations.

Words near bug nation in the dictionary

  1. bug in
  2. bug in one's bonnet
  3. bug juice
  4. bug lady
  5. bug man
  6. bug nation
  7. bug nations
  8. bug off
  9. bug out
  10. bug outs
  11. bug screen

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