cockroach
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cockroach
1615–25; < Spanish cucaracha, of uncertain origin, assimilated by folk etymology to cock 1, roach 2
Example Sentences
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Read on: Private-credit ‘cockroaches’ and the AI ‘scare trade’ hammered stocks in February.
From MarketWatch
Private credit has been a worry for the markets since last year, with the busts of First Brands and Tricolor prompting JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to warn about “cockroaches” emerging in the sector.
From Barron's
In academia, the strategy of trapping customers is sometimes called the “roach motel,” she explained, a reference to a popular television ad from the late 1970s for a cockroach trap.
From Los Angeles Times
"They left me there all night, with damp walls, toilets in a deplorable state with hundreds of cockroaches and fecal matter that has built up over months," Castro recounted.
From Barron's
Upside-down cockroaches dotted the floor here and there, one still moving its endless feelers, and a clock on the wall read ten past midnight.
From Literature
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