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What s the origin of the phrase as snug as a bug.
It was only after the full phrase was used that people started saying as snug as a bug rugs weren t put on the floor until the 19 th century.
To be as snug as a bug in a rug is to be very comfortable and cosy.
In order to trace its etymology we ll need to check out what was meant by snug and bug in the 18th century.
Top synonyms for snug as a bug in a rug other words for snug as a bug in a rug are comfy warm and homey.
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Rug isn t so difficult to trace but it does seem odd that the whole phrase as snug as a bug in a rug was used in 1769 before rugs were things that went on floors.
This phrase first appeared in print in 1769 more on that later.
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