Okay, first off, this one isn't an auto complete. This was a request from my friend Katie. Thanks, Katie! I'll try to stick to the facts first, then speculation, then utter lunacy.
Katie's question was "Was the word "bug" to mean an insect or annoyance?"
According to Dictionary.com, the earliest use of the word referred to an insect, specifically the Bugge beetle, in the 17th century. It may have even come from an earlier Welsh term meaning bogy or goblin.
Apparently, the name caught on and was thus applied to all six-legged creatures thereafter. As you can guess from the word "apparently", this is where I dive into speculation since it is not really known how the term bug meaning "to annoy" came about. It is widely assumed that since bugs are annoying the noun also became a verb. You know, like Google? Became a verb I mean, not annoying. although sometimes it can be.
Now, since this blog is devoted mainly to Google auto completes, I feel obligated to throw in a couple. When I put in "bug", I got "bug out bag". You preppers know what that is. If you don't, you might want to look it up. You're probably going to need one soon.
When I put in "origin of the word", Google gave me "origin of the word swag". I thought this was Stuff We All Get, but Snopes had a different opinion. They said it stood for Secretely We Are Gay. Can't say I've ever heard of that one, but what do I know?
Well, I hope this was helpful and, more importantly, entertaining! Want to know anything else? I'm happy to make fun of whatever I find!
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