buggy

1 of 2

adjective

bug·​gy ˈbə-gē 

buggier; buggiest

1

: infested with bugs

a buggy swamp

2

: characterized by bugs

especially : containing many bugs

a buggy software program

buggy

2 of 2

noun

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

: baby carriage

Synonyms

Noun

• baby buggy
• baby carriage
• perambulator [chiefly British]
• pram [chiefly British]
• pushchair [chiefly British]
• stroller

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The slightly buggy software and bloatware are the only other detractors, but the potential pain of importing will be enough to put most folks off. —Simon Hill, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025

Users will quickly abandon a product that is buggy or inconsistent, regardless of its other features. —Dananjayan Thirumalai, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024

Noun

And climate change means that globally summers on average could get less buggy. —Simmone Shah, Time, 20 May 2025

Like the rest of the state, winters there are bitterly cold, summers are hot, muggy, and buggy. —Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 1 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Adjective

1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing buggy

• baby buggy
• beach buggy
• dune buggy
• horse-and-buggy
• swamp buggy

Rhymes for buggy

• muggy

Kids Definition

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