What does "buggy" mean?
A small horse-drawn cart.
Buggy
adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A small horse-drawn cart.
- Grammar: buggy is listed as adj, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: around the bend, auto, autocar, automobile.
- Useful contrasts: faultless, reliable, robust.
- Usage evidence: The horse and buggy is now definitely out of date.
How to use "buggy"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small horse-drawn cart.
"I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town."
- 2 a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse wordnet
- 3 A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy.
"I casually let this information drop as our concierge drives us through the resort in a buggy, a frangipani flower tucked behind his ear. He promises to fix the bug problem and drops us off at the lobby."
- 4 A hearse.
"1920's arr: Jimmie Rogers Frankie and Johnnie Bring out the rubber tired buggy/Bring out the rubber tired hack/I'm takin' my Johnny to the graveyard/But I ain't gonna bring him back"
- 5 A pushchair; a stroller. Pennsylvania, UK, Western
"The wider station upgrade has provided lifts to the Piccadilly and Victoria lines, as well as Network Rail platforms, to make it easier for passengers with mobility needs, buggies or heavy luggage to use London Underground."
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- 6 A shopping cart or trolley. Canada, Pennsylvania, Southern-US, Western
Adjective
- 1 Infested with insects.
- 2 Containing programming errors.
"This software is so buggy that I don't know how anyone can use it!"
- 3 Resembling an insect.
- 4 Crazy; bughouse. slang
"You have to help me get out of here. They want to keep me longer, but I can't stay. This place is driving me buggy."
Adjective
- 1 infested with bugs wordnet
- 2 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The horse and buggy is now definitely out of date."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "buggy"?
Common synonyms include: around the bend, auto, autocar, automobile, balmy, balmy.
How do you use "buggy" in a sentence?
The horse and buggy is now definitely out of date.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Origin unknown.
Etymology 2
From bug + -y.