Jerusalem cricket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Jerusalem cricket
An Americanism first recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Carey assumed it had something to do with the Jerusalem cricket, but how?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2017
In the American south-west lives a small reddish-brown insect called the Jerusalem cricket.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2017
Vake up, or by de big Jerusalem cricket I'm bound to dump yer all off de stools!'
From City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston by George Thompson
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