Etymology

bug nation

bug na·tion

Today it means: A micronation that serves no purpose other than being a source of annoyance. Full definition →

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The story

From bug (“to annoy”, verb) + nation, as a clipping of micronation. Coined in 1997 in the Kingdom of Talossa micronation by leader Robert Ben Madison.

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