Bug (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Bug

A nick name given by the Irish to Englishmen; bugs having, as it is said, been introduced into Ireland by the English.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Buffle-headed * To Bug

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Budge
To Budge
Budget
Bufe
Bufe Nabber
Buff
Buff-1
Buffer
Buffer-1
Buffle-headed
Bug
To Bug
Bug-Hunter
Bugaboe
Bugaroch
Buggy
Bugger
Bulk and File
Bulker
Bull
Bull-1