fleabite
Americannoun
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the bite of a flea.
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the red spot caused by the bite of a flea.
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any petty annoyance or irritation, as a trifling wound.
noun
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the bite of a flea
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a slight or trifling annoyance or discomfort
Etymology
Origin of fleabite
First recorded in 1400–50, fleabite is from late Middle English flee byte. See flea, bite
Example Sentences
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Asteroid Apocalypse The recent crash-down in Russia was a fleabite.
From Newsweek • Feb. 26, 2013
Back in El Rio and getting undressed, he noticed a red spot, like a fleabite, on the inner side of his right ankle, but thought nothing of it.
From Time Magazine Archive
But on the strength of the fleabite and the buboes, he made a quick diagnosis: bubonic plague.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although it was much bigger than a fleabite, Grace had a point.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before they closed, I found myself shouting, “You’re a fleabite, Sampson! An infected fleabite!”
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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