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snug as a bug in a rug

snug as a bug in a rug adjective: very cosy and comfortable.

Adjective

snug as a bug in a rug (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, simile) Very cosy and comfortable.
    • "Yes – living here as snug as a bug in a rug," returned Tidkins, chuckling as if he considered the fact to be an excellent joke.1846, George W.M. Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, volume 2, London: George Vickers, page 389
    • "Come to think of it, it must have been inspiration that put me off the main road that night. Otherwise, instead of being here, where would I have been? Half-way to Sydney by now, dead broke and dead to the world. As it is, here I am, snug as a bug in a rug."1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 74

Forms of snug as a bug in a rug

alternative formsnug as a bug

Questions about snug as a bug in a rug

What does snug as a bug in a rug mean?
Snug as a bug in a rug means very cosy and comfortable.
What part of speech is snug as a bug in a rug?
Snug as a bug in a rug is an adjective.

Words near snug as a bug in a rug in the dictionary

  1. snuffy
  2. snufter
  3. snufters
  4. snug
  5. snug as a bug
  6. snug as a bug in a rug
  7. snug down
  8. snug harbor
  9. snug harbour
  10. snugged
  11. snugged down

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