- Glowworm (disambiguation)
Glowworm usually refers to
glowworm , the glowing larva stage of various insects. It may also refer to:*
Glo Worm , children's toy
*Glowworm Records , subsidiary of Epic Records
*"HMS Glowworm ", three British Navy ships
*"The Glow-Worm ", a song written by Paul Lincke
*"Glowworm", a song byThe Apples in Stereo on their albumFun Trick Noisemaker
*Slang expressions
** In some English speaking nations, "Glow worm" or "Glo-worm"/"Glo worm" is a slang term used to describe aBlasian person (a person of African and Asian descent). Its origin is believed to come from the above mentioned toy franchise whom many believed shared the perceived facial features of such people. It is largely considered to be aracial slur .
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**A nuclear trainedsailor in theUS Navy (one who works on thenuclear reactor s insubmarines ,aircraft carriers , and the former nuclear poweredcruisers , such as theUSS Long Beach .)
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