bug-eyed monster

noun

An extraterrestrial.

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Meanings

nounbug-eyed monster (plural bug-eyed monsters)

plural bug-eyed monsters

  1. derogatoryliteratureAn extraterrestrial.

    Speaking of The SPWSSTFM, the cover inspired me to organize the SFTPOBEMOTCOSFP. (Society For The Prevention Of Bug-Eyed Monsters On The Covers Of Science-Fiction Publications.)

    1939 August, Martin Alger, “The Reader Speaks”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 14, number 1, New York: Better Publications, 'The SFTPOBEMOTCOSFP', page 121

    Synonyms: BEM

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn extraterrestrial.

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BEM

Translations

Finnish mulkosilmäinen hirviö
  • mulkosilmäinen hirviöbug-eyed monster
Cite this entry
APA

bug-eyed monster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug-eyed%20monster

MLA

“bug-eyed monster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug-eyed%20monster. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bug-eyed monster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug-eyed%20monster.

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