Meanings
nounJesus bug (plural Jesus bugs)
plural Jesus bugs
- Synonym of water strider (“an insect of the family Gerridae”).
Synonyms: water strider
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Jesus, bug.
I was twenty when I first caught the Jesus bug. It took another two years before I even considered visiting a church.
2020 January 29, Justin Rosolino, Idiot, Sojourning Soul: A Post-Secular Pilgrimage, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of water strider (“an insect of the family Gerridae”).
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Origin
In the case of the water strider, allusion to the miracle of Jesus Christ walking on water.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Jesus bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20bug
MLA
“Jesus bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20bug. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesus bug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20bug.
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