fleabite

== English == === Alternative forms === flea-bite === Etymology === From flea +‎ bite. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfliːbʌɪt/ === Noun === fleabite (plural fleabites) The bite of a flea, or the mark caused by such a bite. Something which causes only trifling irritation; a minor inconvenience. 1919, Saki, ‘The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh’, The Toys of Peace, Penguin 2000 (Complete Short Stories), p. 408: He was a rich man, and the £2,000 a year, though not exactly a fleabite, did not seem an extravagant price to pay for the boarding-out of Crispina. ==== Translations ====