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louse

[lous, lous, louz] / laʊs, laʊs, laʊz /
NOUN
bad person
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Victor was a louse in his first marriage and father of the year in his second.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

The human louse is a wingless, blood-sucking parasite that lives its entire life on its host.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

“We can see the louse DNA reflected in our own history.”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2023

Only one animal parasite, the pygmy hog-sucking louse, is currently included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, and none are included on the U.S.

From Scientific American • May 18, 2022

She’d skin a louse for its hide and tallow.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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