Maggot (disambiguation)
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A maggot is the larva of a fly.
Maggot may also refer to:
In the arts:
- A Maggot, a novel by British author John Fowles, published in 1985
- Maggot Brain, a 1971 album by the American funk band Funkadelic
- The circular "maggot" pattern on Peterborough ware, a style of British Neolithic pottery
- Maggots (Corpse Bride), a film character
- "Maggots", a song by Screaming Jets from their 2000 album Scam
People:
- Maggot (rapper), a member of Goldie Lookin' Chain, a satirical rap group from South Wales
- Maggot, an enemy in the computer game Doom 3
- Farmer Maggot, a character in the Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
In science:
- Maggot therapy, the practice of using maggots (fly larvae) to clean out dead tissue
- Apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella, or railroad worm, a pest of several fruits, mainly apples
Slang:
- White maggot, an Australian derogatory term given to umpires in the Australian Football League
- A fan of the Metal/Nu-Metal band Slipknot
- An inductee in the US Marine Corps
- Maggot A derisory term used by feminists to describe misogynists and anti-feminists
- An Australian slang term meaning drunk
See also: Maggott, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe