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nounnew bug (plural new bugs)
plural new bugs
- UKschool slangA new pupil.
Hello, chappie... You a new bug?
1987 September 17, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Dish and Dishonesty (Blackadder the Third), season 3, episode 1, spoken by Pitt the Younger (Simon Osborne)1 more example
From the other end Porter was glaring at them. "Hey you! New bug!" The bath fell silent.
1993, Michael Morpurgo, The War of Jenkins' Ear
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new bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20bug
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