n. & v.
--n.
1. any small elongate insect of the order Dermaptera, with a pair of terminal appendages in the shape of forceps.
2 US a small centipede.
--v.tr. (earwigged, earwigging) archaic influence (a person) by secret communication.
Etymology: OE earwicga f. eare EAR(1) + wicga earwig, prob. rel. to wiggle: once thought to enter the head through the ear