Any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha, the true water bugs / Any of various other true bugs that live around water. / The American cockroach, Periplaneta americana.

A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin. / Any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is.

plural of bug-chaser

Alternative form of bedbug

A mirid.

cockchafer

(slang, intransitive, originally military) To leave (a place) hastily. / (slang, intransitive) To abandon someone without warning. / (slang, intransitive) To miss school, play truant, play hooky.

(military, slang) A rapid retreat, a rout.

(US) An artificially fruit-flavored beverage, made from a powdered concentrate and water, that is often served at American residential camps; Kool-Aid or a generic equivalent.

Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease.