buggy

¹

[ buhg-ee ]

adjective

, bug·gi·er, bug·gi·est.

1. infested with bugs:

   We spent one last muggy, buggy summer at the campsite up North, then started vacationing in the Southwest.

2. Computers. (of software) containing errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience:

   The game’s load times were slow, and the autosave was buggy.

3. Slang. crazy; insane; peculiar.

buggy

²

[ buhg-ee ]

noun

, plural bug·gies.

1. a light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with a single seat and a transverse spring.
2. (in India) a light, two-wheeled carriage with a folding top.
3. baby carriage ( def ).
4. Older Slang. an automobile, especially an old or dilapidated one.
5. 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.
6. Metallurgy. a car, as for transporting ingots or charges for open-hearth furnaces.
7. any of various small vehicles adapted for use on a given terrain, as on sand beaches or swamps.
8. British. a light, two-wheeled, open carriage.

buggy

¹

/ ˈbʌɡɪ /

noun

1. a light horse-drawn carriage having either four wheels (esp in the US and Canada) or two wheels (esp in Britain and India)
2. short for beach buggy
3. short for Baby Buggy See baby carriage
4. a small motorized vehicle designed for a particular purpose

   moon buggy

   golf buggy

buggy

²

/ ˈbʌɡɪ /

adjective

1. infested with bugs
2. slang.
   insane
3. informal.
   (of a system or machine, esp a computer program) containing errors or faults

Derived Forms

• ˈbugginess, noun

Other Words From

• bug·gi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of buggy¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; bug ¹ + -y ¹

Origin of buggy²

First recorded in 1750–60; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of buggy¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

The Times’ iconic Needle, a staple of every major election since 2016, may be too buggy to function, according to pollster Nate Cohn.

From Slate

The new governor, first-term Republican George Deukmejian, had learned from Brown not to let anyone hang this buggy albatross around his neck, and left it to his ag folks to spray and protect.

From Los Angeles Times

For more than two hours after the strike, dozens of ambulances, bulldozers, fire trucks and even a Polaris buggy streamed in and out of the street.

From Los Angeles Times

As they began to sort through the damage, Moshe Sharvit arrived in a buggy.

From BBC

“When my little boy was younger and I had him in a buggy, I had to go out into the road,” she said.

From BBC