eyelash bug

noun

The wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus.

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Meanings

nouneyelash bug (plural eyelash bugs)

plural eyelash bugs

  1. informalThe wasp nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wasp nest beetle

Origin

From this insect's antennae which look like human eyelashes, coined in 2020 when American rapper Megan Thee Stallion created an Instagram post featuring a video in which Megan's friend asks what a bug on the wall is and Megan responds with, "bitch, an eyelash bug [sic]," and the two laugh. Later on, people in the comments identified the insect as M. paradoxus However, the bug in the video appears to be a male Pterotus obscuripennis instead.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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