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eyelash bug

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

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noun

The wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus.

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From this insect's antennae which look like human eyelashes, coined in 2020 when American rapper Megan Thee Stallion created an Instagram post featuring a video in which Megan's friend asks what a bug on the wall is and Megan responds with, "bitch, an eyelash bug [sic]," and the two laugh. Later on, people in the comments identified the insect as M. paradoxus However, the bug in the video appears to be a male Pterotus obscuripennis instead.

eyelash bugs (plural)

What does eyelash bug mean?: The wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus.
Where does eyelash bug come from?: From this insect's antennae which look like human eyelashes, coined in 2020 when American rapper Megan Thee Stallion created an Instagram post featuring a video in which Megan's friend asks what a bug on the wall is and Megan responds with, "bitch, an eyelash bug [sic]," and the two laugh. Later on, people in the comments identified the insect as M. paradoxus However, the bug in the video appears to be a male Pterotus obscuripennis instead.

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