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doodlebug

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
doodlebug/ˈduːd(ə)lbʌɡ/

▶noun informal

1 Brit. a V-1 bomb.

2 N. Amer. the larva of an ant lion.

3 a small car or other vehicle.

– origin C19: from doodle ‘foolish person’ + bug.

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