Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ebony bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: ebony bug
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of negro bug.

Etymology

From the black colour; coined to avoid the racial associations of negro.

Inflected Forms

ebony bugs (plural)

Synonyms

negro bug

Questions

What does ebony bug mean?: Synonym of negro bug.
Where does ebony bug come from?: From the black colour; coined to avoid the racial associations of negro.

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