Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An arsonist; a pyromaniac.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An incendiary.
- noun Same as
cabbage-bug .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a criminal who illegaly sets fire to property; an arsonist.
- noun a brightly colored type of true bug that can exude a stain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a common red and black insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
- noun slang a
pyromaniac orarsonist .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
- noun a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
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Examples
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During his time on remand, Williamson was called a firebug, told he would be jailed for life by prisoner officers, and initially locked up for 23 hours a day as a category A prisoner.
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2011
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I am the real firebug, that is writing this letter.
The Poisoned Pen 1908
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I don't need a full Visual Studio. net app, but I want to see something about 5 steps better than firebug, that is responsive, and even more interactive.
WordPress.com News 2008
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I don't need a full Visual Studio. net app, but I want to see something about 5 steps better than firebug, that is responsive, and even more interactive.
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Decent 'firebug' quality debugging for developers.
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Good analogy … he is like the "firebug" who starts a fire, then comes and helps put the fire out …
Hot Air » Top Picks 2009
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Good analogy … he is like the "firebug" who starts a fire, then comes and helps put the fire out … right2bright on March 6, 2009 at 9: 07 AM
Hot Air » Top Picks 2009
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I find it so much easier that I actually pop open firebug and make the change for the p and blockquote selectors in style. css (being too shortsighted to make the one time investment to script it in Greasemonkey or the like).
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I'm a firebug too, (not arsonist), when's the next burn?
'Tis the Season ... 2009
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I'm a firebug too, (not arsonist), when's the next burn?
'Tis the Season ... 2009
qms commented on the word firebug
The addict is wrapped in the dire hug
Of mania felt as a higher tug.
For twitchers it's birds,
For others it's words
Or smoke and bright flame for the firebug.
April 23, 2017