Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jesus bug

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: je-sus bug
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of water strider (“an insect of the family Gerridae”).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Jesus, bug.

Example Sentences

"I was twenty when I first caught the Jesus bug. It took another two years before I even considered visiting a church."

Etymology

In the case of the water strider, allusion to the miracle of Jesus Christ walking on water.

Inflected Forms

Jesus bugs (plural)

Synonyms

water strider

Questions

What does jesus bug mean?: Synonym of water strider (“an insect of the family Gerridae”).
Where does jesus bug come from?: In the case of the water strider, allusion to the miracle of Jesus Christ walking on water.

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