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Origin of lightning bug

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Words nearby lightning bug

light mineral, light music, lightness, lightning, lightning arrester, lightning bug, lightning chess, lightning conductor, Lightning never strikes twice in the same place, lightning rod, lightning stroke

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How to use lightning bug in a sentence

Should lightning strike and Hillary Clinton forgoes a presidential run, Democrats have a nominee in waiting.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton|Eleanor Clift|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I was thinking about retiring from modeling, but spending that time with them rekindled that bug.
Porn Stars on the Year in Porn: Drone Erotica, Belle Knox, and Wild Sex|Aurora Snow|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But is bug protein really any better than traditional protein sources, like chicken, or your go-to protein powder?
Is Cricket Flour the New Protein Powder?|DailyBurn|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Read on to find out what you need to know before whipping up bug-infused banana bread.
Is Cricket Flour the New Protein Powder?|DailyBurn|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Underneath, a miniature version of the bug-crazy man is revealed, himself thwacking away in an alternate dimension.
‘Interstellar’ Is Wildly Ambitious, Very Flawed, and Absolutely Worth Seeing|Marlow Stern|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Spite, however, of punishments and prohibitions the use of tobacco spread with the rapidity of lightning.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Like lightning he turned and seized by the wrist a man who had already opened the bag and laid hold of some of its contents.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
His only worry at the time lay in the dark sky above and the blue-white stabs of lightning that promised an electrical storm.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Another lightning flash blinded the girls and the thunder following fairly deafened them for the moment.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for lightning bug

lightning bug

noun

US and Canadian another name for the firefly

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