Definition of Earwig

Noun: earwig  'eer,wig

1. Any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen

Verb: earwig (earwigged,earwigging)  'eer,wig
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: eavesdrop)

1. Listen without the speaker's knowledge
   "the jealous man was earwigging on his wife's conversations";
   - listen in, eavesdrop

See also:
earwaxes
earwigged

Anagrams containing the word earwig

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