Bug-eyed
with bulging eyes, as from surprise or wonderment; astonished.
Contemporary Examples
Whose Heads Will Roll on Nov. 5? John Batchelor October 27, 2008
My Own Horace Mann Story and The New York Times Abuse Report Kate Aurthur June 6, 2012
Historical Examples
The House of Torchy Sewell Ford
The Flying Cuspidors V. R. Francis
Bat Wing Bowles Dane Coolidge
Torchy Sewell Ford
Torchy Sewell Ford
Torchy and Vee Sewell Ford
The Galaxy Primes Edward Elmer Smith
Unborn Tomorrow Dallas McCord Reynolds
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an insane asylum. insane; crazy. Historical Examples Owen Clancy’s Happy Trail Burt L. Standish William Adolphus Turnpike William Banks Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) Elbert Hubbard Tramping with Tramps Josiah Flynt Tramping with Tramps Josiah Flynt Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist Alexander Berkman Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch […]
- Bughouse-square
Informal. any intersection or park mall in a big city where political zealots, agitators, folk evangelists, etc., congregate to argue and make soapbox speeches.
- Bug-juice
an alcoholic beverage, especially of an inferior quality. an unusual or concocted drink.
- Bug-light
a yellow light bulb, used mainly outdoors, that does not attract insects. Historical Examples In Her Own Right John Reed Scott