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How to pronounce “doodlebug”
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Pronunciation guide for doodlebug
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of doodlebug with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
Then there were the doodlebugs, which were those pilotless
- Definition summary
- (informal, British) The V-1 flying bomb.
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How to pronounce doodlebug
Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

Then there were the doodlebugs, which were those pilotless
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “doodlebug”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (informal, British) The V-1 flying bomb.
- (historical, "doodlebug tractor") An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War.
- (entomology) An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae).
- (entomology, UK) A cockchafer (genus Melolontha).
- (entomology, regional) A woodlouse.
- (informal) A term of endearment.
- (informal) A slackard or time-waster.
- (informal) An idiot.
- (informal) Someone who draws constantly.
- (informal) A divining rod or similarly intended device.
- (obsolete) Individual self-propelled train cars.
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