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Definitions for Earwig
[1] any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
[2] to fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.
[3] any of various insects of the order Dermaptera, esp Forficula auricularia (common European earwig ), which typically have an elongated body with small leathery forewings, semicircular membranous hindwings, and curved forceps at the tip of the abdomen
[4] informal to eavesdrop
[5] (tr) archaic to attempt to influence (a person) by private insinuation
Words nearby Earwig
earthwoman, earthwork, earthworm, earthy, earwax, earwig, earwigging, earwitness, earworm, eas, ease
Origin of Earwig
before 1000; Middle English erwigge, Old English ēarwicga ear insect; from the notion that it enters people's ears. See wiggle
Word origin for Earwig
Old English ēarwicga, from ēare ear 1 + wicga beetle, insect; probably from a superstition that the insect crept into human ears