buggy

¹

[ buhg-ee ]

adjective

, bug·gi·er, bug·gi·est.

1. infested with bugs:

   We spent one last muggy, buggy summer at the campsite up North, then started vacationing in the Southwest.

2. Computers. (of software) containing errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience:

   The game’s load times were slow, and the autosave was buggy.

3. Slang. crazy; insane; peculiar.

buggy

²

[ buhg-ee ]

noun

, plural bug·gies.

1. a light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with a single seat and a transverse spring.
2. (in India) a light, two-wheeled carriage with a folding top.
3. baby carriage ( def ).
4. Older Slang. an automobile, especially an old or dilapidated one.
5. a small wagon or truck for transporting heavy materials, as coal in a mine or freshly mixed concrete at a construction site, for short distances.
6. Metallurgy. a car, as for transporting ingots or charges for open-hearth furnaces.
7. any of various small vehicles adapted for use on a given terrain, as on sand beaches or swamps.
8. British. a light, two-wheeled, open carriage.

buggy

¹

/ ˈbʌɡɪ /

noun

1. a light horse-drawn carriage having either four wheels (esp in the US and Canada) or two wheels (esp in Britain and India)
2. See beach buggy
   short for beach buggy
3. See baby carriage, Baby Buggy
   short for Baby Buggy See baby carriage
4. a small motorized vehicle designed for a particular purpose

   moon buggy

   golf buggy

buggy

²

/ ˈbʌɡɪ /

adjective

1. infested with bugs
2. slang.
   insane
3. informal.
   (of a system or machine, esp a computer program) containing errors or faults

Derived Forms

• ˈbugginess, noun

Other Words From

• bug·gi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of buggy¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; bug ¹ + -y ¹

Origin of buggy²

First recorded in 1750–60; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of buggy¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

The cars had plush green upholstery and stained-glass windows and were faster and cheaper than a horse-and-buggy.

From The Daily Beast

Ford began tinkering in his garage in Detroit in the 1890s, trains and the horse and buggy was the dominant mode of transport.

From The Daily Beast

But the programs were buggy and often prone to false positives, alerting a network administrator too often to routine behavior.

From The Daily Beast

Some people believe it is only a matter of time until all bookstores go the way of the horse and buggy.

From The Daily Beast

As illustrated in this publication, we have already landed on it and driven across it in a buggy.

From The Daily Beast

Accordingly, she had the boys to hitch a team to a buggy and took him driving over the great estate.

From Project Gutenberg

He had transferred himself to the buggy with a grumble of disgust, and begged her to come for him early in the morning.

From Project Gutenberg

He drives a white mule, and has managed to put a top of sail cloth on an old ramshackle buggy, which he calls a 'shay.'

From Project Gutenberg

Gwynne rang for his guest's buggy, thanked him for his advice; then ordered his horse and rode about the ranch half the night.

From Project Gutenberg

And she carefully gathered up her papers and went to the rescue of the weary Miss Boutts, while Gwynne ordered the buggy.

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