bug ((2))

Slang

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

a germ, or microbe; the cause of an illness.

Quotations

1919

"Gee! now I will get well," he said; "I'll beat the bug out now--I'll have heart."

1963

This flu bug has been having a hayday [sic], flitting about Discovery. . . .

2n.

an idea or an obsession with an idea to do or become something.

1909

In his speech, Hanley admitted having been unduly urged into running by his friends, but also confessed to having got the bug in his head himself.

1922

". . . when you have caught the bug for big farmin', you'll be mighty glad o' the chance to buy Fifteen. . . ."

1955

Men who have succumbed to the do-it-yourself bug have done so through other reasons than avoiding work.