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minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoFrom Wikipedia: First attested in this form around 1620 (referring to a “bedbug”), from earlier bugge (“beetle”), from Middle English bugge (“scarecrow, hobgoblin”) No way did it initially mean hemiptera, and it is awfully broad now, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bug noun def 4
From Wikipedia:
No way did it initially mean hemiptera, and it is awfully broad now, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bug noun def 4