new bug

noun

new bug

noun
1

UK A 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):
  • 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:
Synonyms
fresher, freshman, novi, puny, shadow
Hypernyms
beginner

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