nipper

(n) a mosquito. Newfoundland slang.

There were so many nippers around the lake that I had to wear mosquito netting.

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booney dog

(n)A feral dog. Guam slang.

A pack of booney dogs attacked the cyclists.

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cat lightning

Static electricity that comes about from the petting of cats.

Don't touch the cat... his fur is loaded with cat lightning.

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pill bug

(n) a sow bug, a harmless terrestrial isopod commonly found under rocks and in soil. Also called a roly poly. So called because the critter rolls up into a tight little pill when you poke it.

I waited for a long time, and finally the pill bug unrolled and crawled away.

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vulture

1. (n) A driver who obstructs traffic in a parking lot waiting for someone to vacate a parking place.
2. (v) The act of obstructing traffic in a parking lot while waiting for a parking place to open.

1. The vulture was waiting for a place in the front row, even though there were plenty of places open in the next row.
2. He was vulturing me so closely that I didn't have room to back out.

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stew dog

(n) a dog that is so annoying that its only value would be as an ingredient in stew.

Joe's hideous little dachshund that bites your ankles and barks all the time is a stew dog.

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shit fly

1. A small fly with triangular wings that crawls out of drains in the bathroom and breeds in septic systems.
2. A greenbottle fly of the kind that frequents fecal deposits.

I know it's a pretty color, but it's still a shit fly!

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