horse-and-buggy

[ hawrs-uhn-buhg-ee ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile:

   vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.

2. old-fashioned; outmoded:

   horse-and-buggy methods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of horse-and-buggy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

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

That horse-and-buggy man, Judson, is almost sure to come, and I will find another.

From Project Gutenberg

We cannot win that race held back by horse-and-buggy programs that waste tax dollars and squander human potential.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• antiquated
• archaic
• out-of-date
• outmoded