Phrase guide

travel bug

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tag stamped with a number, placed in a geocache (often attached to another item, called a hitchhiker) so that subsequent finders can take it to other caches and track its movement around the world.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see travel, bug.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After my trip to New Zealand, I caught the travel bug: now I go abroad several times a year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wanderlust

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Travel Bug.