chinch

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood

Word Origin

chinch (n.)
"bedbug," 1610s, from Spanish/Portuguese chinche (diminutive chinchilla) "bug," from Latin cimicem (nominative cimex) "bedbug." Related: Chinch-bug.

Example

1. These damed chinch should pay for their affront for me !
2. We were able to chinch the deal by offering to deliver the goods a week earlier than our .

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