Cockroach

Definitions

1. Any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.
2. A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.
   offensive, slang
3. A person from New South Wales.
   Australia, derogatory, especially, humorous, slang
4. A hard lump of brown sugar.
   Australia, obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Then there were cockroach hunts; we chased them out of their haunts, where at night they busily devoured currants, jam, and sugar; in fact their diet was far more varied than ours, for they made plentiful meals off our boots, the coverings of our books, and any stray pieces of flannel that came in their way.”

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