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klop

klop

9.9
A small insect that lives in beds and bites people
  • noun
translation icon : chinche
  • I found a klop in my bed this morning.

Examples

  • After waking up itchy, she suspected there might be a klop in her room.

  • Travelers warned each other about klop infesting the hostel beds.

  • The old inn had a problem with klop in the mattresses.

  • The klops were bothering me all night.

  • The old inn had a problem with klop in the mattresses.

  • Travelers warned each other about klop infesting the hostel beds.

  • After waking up itchy, she suspected there might be a klop in her room.

Surface Forms

klop singular
klops plural

Etymology

Klop in many Slavic languages names a small bedbug that lives in mattresses. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a tiny 'klop' bite under the sheets, so the sound links to the insect.