bug-eyed monster

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bug-eyed monster (plural bug-eyed monsters)

  1. (science fiction, derogatory) An extraterrestrial.
    • 1939 August, Martin Alger, “The Reader Speaks”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 14, number 1, New York: Better Publications, 'The SFTPOBEMOTCOSFP', page 121:
      Speaking of The SPWSSTFM, the cover inspired me to organize the SFTPOBEMOTCOSFP. (Society For The Prevention Of Bug-Eyed Monsters On The Covers Of Science-Fiction Publications.)

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