bugeye

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noun

A sailboat once used for oystering out of Chesapeake Bay.

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Frogeye
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Meanings

bugeye1

nounbugeye (plural bugeyes)

plural bugeyes

  1. nauticalA sailboat once used for oystering out of Chesapeake Bay.

Bugeye2

nounBugeye (plural Bugeyes)

plural Bugeyes

  1. slangSynonym of Frogeye (“Austin-Healey Sprite sports car”)

    Synonyms: Frogeye

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Frogeye (“Austin-Healey Sprite sports car”)

Similar
Frogeye
Also see
frogeye

Origin

bug + eye, in allusion to its prominent headlights.

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APA

bugeye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugeye

MLA

“bugeye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugeye. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bugeye,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugeye.

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