locust
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Is locust a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of locust?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (now historical) A fruit or pod of a carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).Examples: "Among other articles, they brought with them a great quantity of locusts, which are a kind of pulse, sweet and pleasant to the palate, and in shape resembling French beans, but longer."historical
2. (Hong Kong, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A Mainlander.Hong-Kongderogatoryethnicoffensiveslur
3. (UK, slang, obsolete) A dose of laudanum.Examples: "I took my flogging like a stone. If I had sung, some of the convicts would have given me some lush with a locust in it (laudanum hocussing), and when I was asleep would have given me a crack on the head that would have laid me straight."UKobsoleteslang
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To come in a swarm.Examples: "This Philip and the black-faced swarms of Spain, The hardest, cruellest people in the world, Come locusting upon us, eat us up, Confiscate lands, goods, money […]"intransitive
This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.
Definition source: Wiktionary