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Gadfly(money)
Gadfly(finance)
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gadfly(dictionary)

gadfly (iou)



gadfly noun. L16.
[from GAD noun1 or (esp. sense 2) verb1 + FLY noun1.]
A horsefly, bot-fly, or other fly which bites and irritates cattle. L16.
D. L. Sayers Kirk shook his massive head, like a bull teased by gadflies.
A person who gads about. E17-M18.
fig. A person who irritates or harasses another. Also, an irresistible impulse. M17.