Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An antlion larva.
- noun A divining rod.
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- noun informal , (
UK ) theV-1 flying bomb - noun A term of endearment.
- noun entomology
antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae) - noun a doodlebug
tractor , an automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm (during World War II)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
- noun the larva of any of several insects
- noun a small motor vehicle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In 1958, he and I worked ten days on and five days off for what was called a doodlebug outfit, or seismograph crew, laying out rubber cable and seismic jugs in bays and swamps all along the Louisiana-Texas coastline.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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In 1958, he and I worked ten days on and five days off for what was called a doodlebug outfit, or seismograph crew, laying out rubber cable and seismic jugs in bays and swamps all along the Louisiana-Texas coastline.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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In 1958, he and I worked ten days on and five days off for what was called a doodlebug outfit, or seismograph crew, laying out rubber cable and seismic jugs in bays and swamps all along the Louisiana-Texas coastline.
The Lost Get-Back Boogie James Lee Burke 1986
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Olimar's Notes: While life-forms that excrete foul musks to warn of danger are not rare, the doodlebug is the only species known to release flatulence when active above ground.
IGN Complete 2010
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But the rocket, known to the British as the "buzz bomb" or the "doodlebug," was also easily spotted and comparatively slow, making it vulnerable to antiaircraft fire and enemy fighters.
June 13, 1944: V-1 Rocket Ushers in a New Kind of Warfare 2007
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Unconventional pet names such as 'huggle wuggles', 'cuddly beast', and 'doodlebug' are cropping up on lastminute. com, as customers send gifts to their better halves.
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Unconventional pet names such as 'huggle wuggles', 'cuddly beast', and 'doodlebug' are cropping up on lastminute. com, as customers send gifts to their better halves.
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It took a hit in 1940 and again in 1944, when a doodlebug killed five ARP wardens.
What the battle for my park tells us about Britain today | Stephen Pritchard 2011
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You may or may not have heard about this, but if not, just remember the sound a doodlebug makes in the few seconds before it explodes.
You Heard It Here First (Bulbgate) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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“Mm,” I grunt, not bothering to ask him to drop the “doodlebug” thing for the millionth time.
Slayed Amanda Marrone 2010
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