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- [mag-uh t]
- /ˈmæg ət/
- /ˈmæɡ.ət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mag-uh t]
- /ˈmæg ət/
Definitions of maggot word
- noun maggot a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies. 1
- noun maggot Archaic. an odd fancy; whim. 1
- noun maggot A soft -bodied legless larva, especially that of a fly found in decaying matter. 1
- noun maggot creature, larva 1
- noun maggot person, insult 1
- countable noun maggot Maggots are creatures that look like very small worms and turn into flies. 0
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Origin of maggot
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English magot, magat, unexplained variant of maddock, Middle English mathek < Old Norse mathkr; akin to Danish maddik maggot, Old English matha, mathu grub, maggot, Old High German mado maggot
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Parts of speech for Maggot
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adjective
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maggot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
maggot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for maggot
noun maggot
- grub — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
- bug — A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
- worm — Write-Once Read-Many
- larva — Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- insect — any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
adjective maggot
- grody — repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
- detestable — If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much.
- lowdown — the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
- godawful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- hateable — meriting hatred or loathing.
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