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Jesus bugs

Jesus bugs is the plural of Jesus bug.

Meaning of Jesus bug

Noun

Jesus bug (plural Jesus bugs)

  1. Synonym of water strider (“an insect of the family Gerridae”).
    Synonyms:
    water strider
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Jesus, bug.
    • I was twenty when I first caught the Jesus bug. It took another two years before I even considered visiting a church.2020 January 29, Justin Rosolino, Idiot, Sojourning Soul: A Post-Secular Pilgrimage, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29

Questions about Jesus bugs

What is Jesus bugs the plural of?
Jesus bugs is the plural of Jesus bug.

Words near Jesus bugs in the dictionary

  1. Jesus bird
  2. Jesus birds
  3. Jesus boot
  4. Jesus boots
  5. Jesus bug
  6. Jesus bugs
  7. Jesus Christ
  8. Jesus Christ lizard
  9. Jesus Christmas
  10. Jesus Christs
  11. Jesus clip

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