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maggot

[mag-uht] / ˈmæg ət /
NOUN
insect
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His electric guitar playing featured much more heavily on the album, giving it a more rocky sound - and earning comparisons to Funkadelic’s influential 1971 album, Maggot Brain.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

And that makes a difference on big, cinematic songs like the title track of Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain.

From The Verge • Jul. 11, 2016

Maggot Moon is expressionistic: the reader is left to fill in the gaps.

From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2012

They come in rich color, some serene and some disturbing, from the antifreeze green of the Splattered Shag’s beak to the primitive red and black of the Angered Maggot Sleet.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2012

Mrs. Maggot will be worriting with the night getting thick.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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