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bugs

American  
[buhgz] / bʌgz /

adjective

Slang.

  1. crazy; insane.

Etymology

Origin of bugs

First recorded in 1920–25; bug 1, -s 3

Example Sentences

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They found the tool could locate dormant bugs lurking in decades-old code and easily exploit them.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Its code review agent has identified more than 7,500 bugs, freeing up engineers to “concentrate on higher-value work.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Now, a series of events has investors talking about bugs inside the $2 trillion industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The aim is to find and fix bugs in hardware and software before the model is publicly released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

I’m not sure why it bugs me so much that her other friends have a different nickname for her.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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