buggy

[ buhg-ee ]

/ ˈbʌg i /

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noun, plural bug·gies.

a light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with a single seat and a transverse spring.

(in India) a light, two-wheeled carriage with a folding top.

Older Slang. an automobile, especially an old or dilapidated one.

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.

Metallurgy. a car, as for transporting ingots or charges for open-hearth furnaces.

any of various small vehicles adapted for use on a given terrain, as on sand beaches or swamps.

British. a light, two-wheeled, open carriage.

Nearby words

bugger off, bugger-all, buggery, buggin's turn, buggins' turn, buggy, bughouse, bughouse square, buginese, bugle, bugler

Origin of buggy

First recorded in 1765–75; of obscure origin

Definition for buggy (2 of 2)

buggy

[ buhg-ee ]

/ ˈbʌg i /

adjective, bug·gi·er, bug·gi·est.

infested with bugs.

Slang. crazy; insane; peculiar.

Origin of buggy

First recorded in 1705–15; bug¹ + -y¹

Related formsbug·gi·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for buggy

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 Model T to the Model S|The Daily Beast|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the programs were buggy and often prone to false positives, alerting a network administrator too often to routine behavior.
Catching the Next WikiLeaker|Eli Lake|October 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Some people believe it is only a matter of time until all bookstores go the way of the horse and buggy.
Ode to the Bookstore|John Avlon|October 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As illustrated in this publication, we have already landed on it and driven across it in a buggy.
Man on the Moon|The Daily Beast|July 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST

"I might as well put them in the buggy for him now," said he.
Prince and Rover of Cloverfield Farm|Helen Fuller Orton
There is a gentleman up-stairs who wants to send back a buggy to Brooks' stable.
Bernard Brooks' Adventures|Horatio Alger, Jr.
She settled back in the buggy, and Baird also chose a more negligent attitude.
Nobody's Child|Elizabeth Dejeans
But Miss Fairlee, the Commission lady, laughed until she had to grip the side of the buggy for support.
The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road|Hildegard G. Frey
Fortune favoured Elizabeth in getting home with the horse and buggy.
The Wind Before the Dawn|Dell H. Munger

British Dictionary definitions for buggy (1 of 2)

buggy

/ (ˈbʌɡɪ) /

noun plural -gies

a light horse-drawn carriage having either four wheels (esp in the US and Canada) or two wheels (esp in Britain and India)

short for beach buggy

short for Baby Buggy See baby carriage

a small motorized vehicle designed for a particular purposegolf buggy; moon buggy

Word Origin for buggy

C18: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for buggy (2 of 2)

buggy

/ (ˈbʌɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

infested with bugs

US slang insane

informal (of a system or machine, esp a computer program) containing errors or faults

Derived Formsbugginess, noun

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Word Origin and History for buggy (1 of 2)

buggy

"light carriage," 1773, of unknown origin. Extended to baby carriages by 1890.

Word Origin and History for buggy (1 of 2)

buggy

adj.

"infested with bugs," 1774, from bug (n.) + -y (2).

buggy

noun, plural bug·gies.

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Origin of buggy

Definition for buggy (2 of 2)

buggy

adjective, bug·gi·er, bug·gi·est.

Origin of buggy

Examples from the Web for buggy

British Dictionary definitions for buggy (1 of 2)

buggy

noun plural -gies

Word Origin for buggy

British Dictionary definitions for buggy (2 of 2)

buggy

adjective -gier or -giest

Word Origin and History for buggy (1 of 2)

buggy

Word Origin and History for buggy (1 of 2)

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