maggot /ˈmæɡət/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipteran insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. •(slang, offensive) A worthless, obnoxious or contemptible person.Drop and give me fifty, maggot. •(slang) A fan of the American metal band Slipknot.(We) We are the new diabolic (We) We are the bitter bucolic If I have to give my life, you can have it (We) We are the pulse of the maggots — 2004 •(dialect, no longer used) A whimsy or fancy.Are you not mad, my friend? What time o' th' moon is't? / Have not you maggots in your brain? — 1620 verb1 •To rid (an animal) of maggots.In the summer I had to get the sheep penned twice a day to maggot them and I needed a good dog. — 1950 formsmaggoted · maggoting · maggots
