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maggots

/ˈmæɡəts/

maggots is the plural of maggot.

maggots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of maggot.

Meaning of maggot

Noun

maggot (plural maggots)

  1. A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipteran insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter.
    Synonyms:
    grub
  2. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A worthless, obnoxious or contemptible person.
    • Drop and give me fifty, maggot.
  3. (archaic, dialectal) A whimsy or fancy.
    • Are you not mad, my friend? What time o' th' moon is't? / Have not you maggots in your brain?1620, John Fletcher, Women Pleased, III.iv
  4. (slang) A fan of the American metal band Slipknot.
    • (We) We are the new diabolic
      (We) We are the bitter bucolic
      If I have to give my life, you can have it
      (We) We are the pulse of the maggots2004, “Pulse of the Maggots”, performed by Slipknot

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Phrases with maggots

Questions about maggots

What is maggots the plural of?
Maggots is the plural of maggot.
How do you pronounce maggots?
Maggots is pronounced /ˈmæɡəts/.

Words near maggots in the dictionary

  1. maggotpated
  2. maggotpie
  3. maggotpies
  4. maggotries
  5. maggotry
  6. maggots
  7. maggotty
  8. maggoty
  9. maggoty bay bean
  10. maggoty-pie
  11. maggoty-pies

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