short-horned grasshopper

[ shawrt-hawrnd ]

noun

1. locust ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-horned grasshopper¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

“No,” he answered, “not all. If you want to know, I happen to be a ‘short-horned’ grasshopper.

From Literature

They spoke of Kiddie Katydid as "the Long-horned Grasshopper," while they termed his neighbor "the Short-horned Grasshopper."

From Project Gutenberg

He was nothing but a Short-horned Grasshopper.

From Project Gutenberg