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new bug

new bug noun: a new pupil.

Noun

new bug (plural new bugs)

  1. (UK, school slang) A new pupil.
    • Hello, chappie... You a new bug?1987 September 17, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Dish and Dishonesty (Blackadder the Third), season 3, episode 1, spoken by Pitt the Younger (Simon Osborne)
    • From the other end Porter was glaring at them. "Hey you! New bug!" The bath fell silent.1993, Michael Morpurgo, The War of Jenkins' Ear

Synonyms of new bug

Forms of new bug

pluralnew bugs

Questions about new bug

What does new bug mean?
New bug means a new pupil.
What part of speech is new bug?
New bug is a noun.
What is the plural of new bug?
The plural of new bug is new bugs.

Words near new bug in the dictionary

  1. new brooms sweep clean
  2. New Brunswick
  3. New Brunswicker
  4. New Brunswickers
  5. New Buckenham
  6. new bug
  7. new bugs
  8. New Buildings
  9. New Bulatukan
  10. New Caesarea
  11. New Caesaria

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