cute as a bug's ear

adjective

Very cute; adorable.

Meanings

adjective
  1. simileVery cute; adorable.

    LISA: I'm an ugmo. HOMER: Now, that's not true. You're cute as a bug's ear. LISA: Fathers have to say that stuff.

    1992, "Lisa the Beauty Queen" (episode of The Simpsons animated TV series)
Cite this entry
APA

cute as a bug's ear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cute%20as%20a%20bug's%20ear

MLA

“cute as a bug's ear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cute%20as%20a%20bug's%20ear. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cute as a bug's ear,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cute%20as%20a%20bug's%20ear.

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