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crank bugs

crank bugs is the plural of crank bug.

Meaning of crank bug

Noun

crank bug (plural crank bugs)

  1. (slang) An imaginary insect crawling on or under the skin, a symptom of delusional parasitosis brought on by methamphetamine use.

Questions about crank bugs

What is crank bugs the plural of?
Crank bugs is the plural of crank bug.

Words near crank bugs in the dictionary

  1. crank arm
  2. crank arms
  3. crank axle
  4. crank axles
  5. crank bug
  6. crank bugs
  7. crank call
  8. crank caller
  9. crank callers
  10. crank calls
  11. crank it

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