dune buggy

¹

noun

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

dune-buggy

²

[ doon-buhg-ee, dyoon- ]

verb (used without object)

, dune-bug·gied, dune-bug·gy·ing.

1. to drive or ride in a dune buggy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dune buggy¹

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

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

Soon after, Corigliano and a group of friends looked for a dune buggy to race into the desert.

From Washington Times