dune buggy

¹ American  

noun

1. a small, lightweight, open automotive vehicle equipped with oversize, low-pressure tires for traveling along sand beaches, over dunes, etc.

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dune-buggy ² American  

[doon-buhg-ee, dyoon-] / ˈdunˌbʌg i, ˈdyun- /

verb (used without object)

dune-buggied, dune-buggying

1. to drive or ride in a dune buggy.

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Etymology

Origin of dune buggy

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

“You’re renting a performance dune buggy, not a limo,” he adds of his gear’s durability.

From Los Angeles Times

I'd call them and say, "I just saw this movie, "The Velvet Vampire," and she's driving around in a dune buggy. Remember dune buggies? Hey, let's have Peggy drive a dune buggy."

From Salon

A dune buggy that production was using as a camera car broke down on set, and Manson offered to repair it, but asked for a $70 advance.

From Los Angeles Times

Newman is a hoot: She tools around town in a dune buggy, procures lunch by stealing other people’s DoorDash orders and fakes IBS more than once to get out of a fix.

From Los Angeles Times

Suddenly, a smaller vehicle — a 1960s Meyers Manx original dune buggy — zips through the sliver of open road and stops in front of the Warhol car.

From Los Angeles Times