buggier; buggiest
1
: infested with bugs
a buggy swamp
2
: characterized by bugs
especially
: containing many bugs
a buggy software program
plural buggies
1
: a light one-horse carriage made with two wheels in England and with four wheels in the U.S.
2
: a small cart or truck for short transportations of heavy materials
3
Examples of buggy in a Sentence
Adjective
It's too buggy out here—let's go inside.
Noun
He rode into town on his horse and buggy.
we'll need a new buggy if we have another baby
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As the camera pans down in the video, the reason for the empty buggy seat becomes clear: her other child is riding happily in the storage space underneath the stroller, by her feet.
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Adjective
Cobblestone in a carriage horse and buggy.
—Marley Gotterer, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Additionally, a separate device is more reliable if your phone’s battery dies or the app is buggy and crashes unexpectedly.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
This week's crash marks the latest in a string of incidents involving Amish buggies or travelers in Gladwin County and across Michigan, with five crashes reported in August, two fatal, the Detroit Free Press reported.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
As the camera pans down in the video, the reason for the empty buggy seat becomes clear: her other child is riding happily in the storage space underneath the stroller, by her feet.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Buggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buggy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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buggy
1 of 2 adjective
bug·gy
ˈbəg-ē 
buggier; buggiest
: full of bugs
it's too buggy outside
a buggy computer program
buggy
2 of 2 noun
plural buggies
1
: a light carriage having a single seat and drawn by one horse
2
: a hand-pushed carriage for a baby
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