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bugs

American  
[buhgz] / bʌgz /

adjective

Slang.

  1. crazy; insane.

Etymology

Origin of bugs

First recorded in 1920–25; see origin at bug 1, -s 3

Example Sentences

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If a programmer can justify throwing Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt or Bugs Bunny on the screen, it also leads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

That refinisher’s name was Butch Crane, but Moore liked to call him Elmer Fudd after Bugs Bunny’s antagonist from Looney Tunes: “Bald, kind of chunky, wore the red plaid flannels.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

Danielle Thomas, a mother at the Musical Bugs group in Newport, Shropshire, said: "Sometimes we haven't even got £20 left at the end of the month."

From BBC • May 21, 2025

Sure, bunnies are cute, but Bugs Bunny must have a rap sheet as long as his arm.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2025

He thought it was the funniest thing since Bugs Bunny.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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