noun
also chinch ˈchinch ; or chintz -n(t)s
( -es )
Etymology: Spanish chinche, from Latin cimic-, cimex; akin to Lithuanian šemas blue-gray, Sanskrit śyāma black, dark, Old English hār gray, old — more at hoar
1. : a small bug ( Blissus leucopterus ) of the family Lygaeidae that is black and white in color when adult and very destructive to grass, wheat, corn, and other grains especially in the central United States during dry seasons
2. chinch or sometimes chintz : bedbug