firebug

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  1. noun Informal An arsonist; a pyromaniac.

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  • The four officers tackling the firebug were commended for their actions on Christmas Eve —  News round-up
  • I don't need a full Visual Studio. net app, but I want to see something about 5 steps better than firebug, that is responsive, and even more interactive. —  Usabilidoido [ feed completo ]
  • You can see this with a tool like firebug, any files that come back with a "304 Not Modified" header will not be re-downloaded by your browser. —  Thornley Fallis
  • I wanna be able to firebug, addblock and a host of other stuff that, if not available in chrome while most of google works fine with ff, then its useless to me. —  Slashdot
  • Good analogy … he is like the "firebug" who starts a fire, then comes and helps put the fire out … —  Hot Air » Top Picks
 

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/ˈfaɪrbəg/
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