A folksy Southern US term for a crayfish, the small freshwater crustacean beloved in Cajun and Creole cooking.
A folksy Southern US term for a crayfish, the small freshwater crustacean beloved in Cajun and Creole cooking. The name perfectly captures where these creatures live — burrowed in muddy riverbanks and creek beds. In Louisiana especially, mudbugs are a cultural institution: boiled with spicy seasoning and eaten by the pound at backyard crawfish boils. The word has genuine regional charm and wide recognition.
She drove four hours just to get a sack of fresh mudbugs for the crawfish boil she was throwing that weekend.
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(US, informal) A crayfish.