五月蠅さばえ

noun

flies swarming in early summer

Archaic seasonal word for the flies that appear in great numbers at the start of summer. Not used in modern everyday speech; encountered mainly in classical literature or poetry.

• 五月蠅さばえは、昔むかしの和わ歌かや俳はい句くで夏なつの季き語ごとして詠よまれた。

  五月蠅 was used as a summer season word in old waka and haiku.