dustbug means A dust control device for use with a record player that sweeps dust from in front of the needle onto an absorbent pad. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Etymology
From dust + bug.
noun
- A dust control device for use with a record player that sweeps dust from in front of the needle onto an absorbent pad.“The dustbug or groove-tracking type (there are different models for turntables and changers) sweeps the groove ahead of the stylus and the dust flicked out by a tiny brush is absorbed by a chemically treated pad.”