crotonbug
or Cro·ton bug
[ kroht-n-buhg ]
/ ˈkroʊt nˌbʌg /
noun
Origin of crotonbug
1855–60,
Americanism; allegedly after the
Croton Reservoir in Westchester Co., N.Y.; its opening in 1842 was supposedly coincident with a rise in New York City's cockroach population; see
bug1
Words nearby crotonbug
crotchwood,
croton,
croton bug,
croton oil,
crotonaldehyde,
crotonbug,
crotone,
crotonic acid,
crotonism,
crotoxin,
crottin
British Dictionary definitions for croton bug
Word Origin for Croton bug
C19: named after the
Croton river, whose water was piped to New York City in 1842