bug juicen.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɡ dʒuːs/, U.S.

/ˈbəɡ ˌdʒus/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bug n.², juice n.

Etymology: < bug n.² + juice n.

North American slang.

a. Cheap, poor quality whisky or other strong liquor.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > inferior whisky

red-eye1819

tarantula-juice1861

bug juice1863

Berlin spirit1878

bluestone1880

smoke1904

snakebite1979

1863 J. W. Haley Jrnl. 1 June in Rebel Yell (1998) 88 Getting tipsy on stimulants going by the colorful names of old budge, tanglefoot, red-eye, or bug juice.

1868 in Soldiers' & Sailors' Half-dime Tales 181/2 He offered 600,000 men, and to close the war in three months, for five million dollars, provided the government would furnish all the men with straw hats and bug-juice (whisky) twice a day.

1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous 140 A fifteen-gallon cask o' bug-juice.

1936 L. Duncan Over Wall v. 75 Only through moments of relaxation did we get sloughed when we had to fill our systems with several slugs of bug-juice.

1975 Cosmopolitan Aug. 212/3 Hey, Maginty, drinking that bug juice and laying out all night, you look awful, man.

2002 S. E. Quay Westward Expansion vii. 144 Whether the beverage was known as tarantula juice, bug juice, or Taos lightning, whiskey was the drink of choice.

b. Originally Military. A soft drink; (in later use) esp. one made from a (typically brightly coloured) powdered concentrate which is added to water or another liquid.

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the world > food and drink > drink > other drinks > [noun]

Galianesc1386

tawnyc1430

Stygian liquor1638

cool-drink1667

pearl julep1680

ambrosia1685

content1699

amazake1727

carrot juice1772

arrowroot1822

fox-whelp1837

Badminton1845

bug juice1889

mahewu1936

Clamato1951

Arnold Palmer1991

Butterbeer1999

boba2000

1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang I. 183/2 Bug juice (army), ginger ale.

1946 Amer. Speech 21 244 The powdered synthetic lemon juice, alleged to contain vitamin C and very prevalent in K rations, which I have sometimes heard called ‘battery acid’ and ‘bug juice’.

1999 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 10 Aug. Seemingly fortified by the red dye and sugar of 15 gallons of bug juice, the campers actually mingled.

2010 D. Pogue Abby Carnelia's One & Only Magical Power v. 35 That's sort of the point of summer camp, isn't it..? The great outdoors. Eating mystery meat. Drinking bug juice.

2. Insecticide or insect repellent. Cf. bug dope n. at bug n.² Compounds 2b.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > insecticide or pesticide

acaricide1841

pyrethrum1876

benzene hexachloride1884

systemic1893

alphachloralose1894

pyrethrin1896

hexachlorethane1898

pesticide1933

bomb1944

bug juice1944

adulticide1945

miticide1946

chlordane1947

HCH1947

lindane1949

allethrin1950

Pybuthrin1951

isodrin1953

monosulfiram1953

mirex1962

naled1963

propoxur1964

methiocarb1966

carbofuran1968

aldicarb1969

pirimicarb1970

tickicide1971

methoprene1974

1944 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 2. 65 Bug-juice... A poison, such as Paris green, used to kill insects attacking tobacco (and other plants).

1962 Portsmouth (New-Hampsh.) Herald 21 July 12/2 Get out the bug juice, your long pants and long-sleeved blouses.., and you're all set!

1990 C. Buckley Wet Work i. xv. 109 ‘Roger that, Bird Dog. I'll bring some more of that bug juice with me.’ They used something called Skin So Soft.., a bath oil that repelled bugs.

2008 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 28 May (Sports section) 4 If they [sc. the chemicals] tend to evaporate on human skin when applied directly, we might have to wait a while longer for the ultimate bug juice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bug juice
释义	bug juicen. Brit. /ˈbʌɡ dʒuːs/, U.S. /ˈbəɡ ˌdʒus/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bug n.², juice n. Etymology: < bug n.² + juice n. North American slang. 1. a. Cheap, poor quality whisky or other strong liquor. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > inferior whisky red-eye1819 tarantula-juice1861 bug juice1863 Berlin spirit1878 bluestone1880 smoke1904 snakebite1979 1863 J. W. Haley Jrnl. 1 June in Rebel Yell (1998) 88 Getting tipsy on stimulants going by the colorful names of old budge, tanglefoot, red-eye, or bug juice. 1868 in Soldiers' & Sailors' Half-dime Tales 181/2 He offered 600,000 men, and to close the war in three months, for five million dollars, provided the government would furnish all the men with straw hats and bug-juice (whisky) twice a day. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous 140 A fifteen-gallon cask o' bug-juice. 1936 L. Duncan Over Wall v. 75 Only through moments of relaxation did we get sloughed when we had to fill our systems with several slugs of bug-juice. 1975 Cosmopolitan Aug. 212/3 Hey, Maginty, drinking that bug juice and laying out all night, you look awful, man. 2002 S. E. Quay Westward Expansion vii. 144 Whether the beverage was known as tarantula juice, bug juice, or Taos lightning, whiskey was the drink of choice. b. Originally Military. A soft drink; (in later use) esp. one made from a (typically brightly coloured) powdered concentrate which is added to water or another liquid. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > other drinks > [noun] Galianesc1386 tawnyc1430 Stygian liquor1638 cool-drink1667 pearl julep1680 ambrosia1685 content1699 amazake1727 carrot juice1772 arrowroot1822 fox-whelp1837 Badminton1845 bug juice1889 mahewu1936 Clamato1951 Arnold Palmer1991 Butterbeer1999 boba2000 1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang I. 183/2 Bug juice (army), ginger ale. 1946 Amer. Speech 21 244 The powdered synthetic lemon juice, alleged to contain vitamin C and very prevalent in K rations, which I have sometimes heard called ‘battery acid’ and ‘bug juice’. 1999 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 10 Aug. Seemingly fortified by the red dye and sugar of 15 gallons of bug juice, the campers actually mingled. 2010 D. Pogue Abby Carnelia's One & Only Magical Power v. 35 That's sort of the point of summer camp, isn't it..? The great outdoors. Eating mystery meat. Drinking bug juice. 2. Insecticide or insect repellent. Cf. bug dope n. at bug n.² Compounds 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > insecticide or pesticide acaricide1841 pyrethrum1876 benzene hexachloride1884 systemic1893 alphachloralose1894 pyrethrin1896 hexachlorethane1898 pesticide1933 bomb1944 bug juice1944 adulticide1945 miticide1946 chlordane1947 HCH1947 lindane1949 allethrin1950 Pybuthrin1951 isodrin1953 monosulfiram1953 mirex1962 naled1963 propoxur1964 methiocarb1966 carbofuran1968 aldicarb1969 pirimicarb1970 tickicide1971 methoprene1974 1944 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 2. 65 Bug-juice... A poison, such as Paris green, used to kill insects attacking tobacco (and other plants). 1962 Portsmouth (New-Hampsh.) Herald 21 July 12/2 Get out the bug juice, your long pants and long-sleeved blouses.., and you're all set! 1990 C. Buckley Wet Work i. xv. 109 ‘Roger that, Bird Dog. I'll bring some more of that bug juice with me.’ They used something called Skin So Soft.., a bath oil that repelled bugs. 2008 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 28 May (Sports section) 4 If they [sc. the chemicals] tend to evaporate on human skin when applied directly, we might have to wait a while longer for the ultimate bug juice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1863
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