BROWN PAPER BAG BUG

Meaning of BROWN PAPER BAG BUG in English

< programming > A programming bug that is so stupid that it makes the programmer want to put a brown paper bag over his head.

(2001-01-16)

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BROWN-PAPER-BAG BUG — A bug in a public software release that is so embarassing that the author notionally wears a brown paper bag …
Jargon File English vocabulary
BUG — I Coding error in a computer program that prevents it from functioning as designed. Most software companies have a quality-assurance …
Английский словарь Британика
PAPER — I. ˈpāpə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English papir, from Middle French papier, from Latin papyrus paper, papyrus, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUG — I. ˈbəg noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bugge scarecrow; akin to German dialect bögge piece of dried nasal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUG — (n.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
BUG — ( n. ) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUG — bug 1 /bug/ , n. , v. , bugged, bugging . n. 1. Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BROWN — — brownish, browny , adj. — brownness , n. /brown/ , n., adj., browner, brownest , v. n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAG — — baglike , adj. /bag/ , n. , v. , bagged, bagging , interj. n. 1. a container or receptacle …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUG — I. ˈbəg noun Etymology: Middle English bugge hobgoblin; probably akin to Low German bögge goblin Date: 14th century obsolete : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BROWN — I. ˈbrau̇n adjective Etymology: Middle English broun, from Old English brūn; akin to Old High German brūn brown, Greek phrynē …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAG — I. ˈbag also ˈbāg noun Etymology: Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi Date: 13th century 1. : a usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAPER — vt to fold or inclose in paper. 2. paper ·noun a sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance. 3. paper …
Webster English vocab
BUG — noun a bugbear; anything which terrifies. 2. bug ·noun one of certain kinds of crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill …
Webster English vocab
BROWN — vi to become brown. 2. brown ·vt to make brown or dusky. 3. brown ·vt to make brown by scorching …
Webster English vocab
BAG — vi to become pregnant. 2. bag ·vi to swell with arrogance. 3. bag ·noun the quantity of game bagged. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BUG — [bug] n [ME bugge scarecrow; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) obs: bogey, bugbear [2]bug n [origin unknown] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROWN — [brown] adj [ME broun, fr. OE brun; akin to OHG brun brown, Gk phryne toad] (bef. 12c): of the color …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAG — [bag] n [ME bagge, fr. ON baggi] (13c) 1: a usu. flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUG — commonly, any insect. In entomology, however, it refers specifically to any member of the insect order Heteroptera (e.g., chinch bug, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BROWN — brown, Brown BrE AmE braʊn ▷ browned braʊnd ▷ browner ˈbraʊn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ brownest ˈbraʊn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAPER — / ˈpeɪpə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FOR WRITING / WRAPPING 1. [ U ] (often in compounds) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUG — / bʌg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( especially NAmE ) any small insect …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROWN — / braʊn; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( brown·er , brown·est ) 1. having the colour …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAG — / bæg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun CONTAINER 1. [ C ] (often in compounds) a container made …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAPER — I. pa ‧ per 1 S1 W1 /ˈpeɪpə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUG — I. bug 1 S3 /bʌɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from bug 'evil spirit, scarecrow' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROWN — I. brown 1 S2 W2 /braʊn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: brun ] 1 . having …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAG — I. bag 1 S1 W2 /bæɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: baggi …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAPER — n. & v. --n. 1 a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAPER — n. & v. n. 1 a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAG — n. & v. n. 1 a receptacle of flexible material with an opening at the top. 2 a (usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAPER — n. & v. --n. 1. a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
BAG — n. & v. --n. 1. a receptacle of flexible material with an opening at the top. 2 a (usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
PAPER — ( papers, papering, papered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Paper is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUG — ( bugs, bugging, bugged) 1. A bug is an insect or similar small creature. ( INFORMAL ) We noticed tiny …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROWN — ( browner, brownest, browns, browning, browned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAG — ( bags) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A bag is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flu virus/bug ▪ the spread of the flu virus a stomach bug (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BROWN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brown/white etc envelope ▪ There was a large brown envelope on his desk. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUG — n. lightning bug assassin bug Bug River Western Bug River potato bug June bug pill bug sow bug squash bug …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PAPER — Synonyms and related words : Bible paper, CD, IOU, India paper, MO, MS, Manila paper, acceptance, acceptance bill, alabaster, analysis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BROWN — Synonyms and related words : Argos brown, Bordeaux, Cologne brown, Mexican red, Roman umber, Saint Benoit, Turkey umber, acorn, alesan, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUG — I. noun 1 infectious illness ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty ▪ flu , stomach , tummy VERB + BUG ▪ have ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PAPER — n. 25B6; noun a sheet of paper. : See list. the local paper : NEWSPAPER, journal, gazette, periodical; tabloid, broadsheet, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BROWN — n. 25B6; adjective she has brown eyes : hazel, chocolate-coloured, coffee-coloured, cocoa-coloured, nut-brown; brunette; sepia, mahogany, umber, burnt sienna; beige, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUG — < programming > An unwanted and unintended property of a program or piece of hardware, especially one that causes it …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
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Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BUG — n. 1 insect, beetle, larva, grub, caterpillar, butterfly, mosquito, fly, spider, Colloq Brit creepy-crawly, US no-see-em There's a bug on …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BAG — n. 1 sack, shopping bag, reticule, string bag, Chiefly Brit carrier bag, Scots or dialect poke, pocket They have helpers …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PAPER — 1. сущ. 1) бумага; лист бумаги blank paper ≈ чистая, неисписанная бумага to commit to paper ≈ записывать glossy paper …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUG — I 1. сущ. 1) насекомое (особ. кровососущие); личинка насекомых; жук potato bug ≈ колорадский жук Syn : insect 2) энт. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BROWN — 1. прил. 1) коричневый; бурый brown paper ≈ грубая оберточная бумага brown powder ≈ бурый дымный порох Syn : fulvous …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAG — I 1. сущ. 1) общее значение вместилища а) мешок; сумка; чемодан water bag empty the bag pack one's bag green …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAPER — paper.ogg 1. ʹpeıpə n 1. бумага brown ruled paper - обёрточная линованная бумага music paper - нотная бумага section paper …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BROWN — brown.ogg _I 1. braʋn n 1. 1> коричневый цвет 2> коричневая краска 3> коричневая одежда или ткань 2. сл. медная …
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