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eyelash bug

eyelash bug noun: the wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus.

Noun

eyelash bug (plural eyelash bugs)

  1. (informal) The wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus.

Forms of eyelash bug

pluraleyelash bugs

Origin of eyelash bug

From this insect's antennae which look like human eyelashes, coined in 2020 when American rapper Megan Thee Stallion created an Instagram post featuring a video in which Megan's friend asks what a bug on the wall is and Megan responds with, "bitch, an eyelash bug [sic]," and the two laugh. Later on, people in the comments identified the insect as M. paradoxus However, the bug in the video appears to be a male Pterotus obscuripennis instead.

Questions about eyelash bug

What does eyelash bug mean?
Eyelash bug means the wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus.
What part of speech is eyelash bug?
Eyelash bug is a noun.
What is the plural of eyelash bug?
The plural of eyelash bug is eyelash bugs.

Words near eyelash bug in the dictionary

  1. eyeing up
  2. eyeingly
  3. Eyeish
  4. eyelash
  5. eyelash black
  6. eyelash bug
  7. eyelash bugs
  8. eyelash bush viper
  9. eyelash bush vipers
  10. eyelash curler
  11. eyelash curlers

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