buggy

adjective bug·gy \ ˈbə-gē \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of buggy

buggier; buggiest

1 :infested with bugs

a buggy swamp

2 :characterized by bugs; especially :containing many bugs

a buggy software program

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It's too buggy out here—let's go inside.

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Unfortunately in our experience, setup was a pain, the Blink app was an ugly, buggy mess, and live streaming took forever to start, often failing entirely.

— ben keough, USA TODAY, "The best smart indoor security cameras to protect your home," 14 June 2017
The end of technical support for Vista doesn't mean installations will suddenly become useless, just less secure and buggier as time goes on.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Microsoft Ends Windows Vista Support," 11 Apr. 2017
In the next six months, the environment will get hotter, wetter and buggier, and the number of infections will rise.

— donald g. mcneil jr., New York Times, "Puerto Rico Braces for Its Own Zika Epidemic," 19 Mar. 2016

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First Known Use of buggy

1696

buggy

noun

Definition of buggy

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

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Examples of buggy in a Sentence

He rode into town on his horse and buggy.
we'll need a new buggy if we have another baby

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Guests can also enjoy exclusive access to the park with their own golf buggy before visitors who aren't staying on the grounds enter or book a VIP safari experience, which includes animal encounters along the way.

— lauren smith, House Beautiful, "This Tiger Lodge Will Bring Your Safari Dreams to Life," 10 July 2017
Detectives believed that Shea was hit on the head at the ranch and driven via dune buggy to a remote spot, where he was stabbed and eventually beheaded.

— nicole santa cruz, latimes.com, "How do you prosecute a murder without a body? California has been doing it for more than a century," 10 July 2017
About 20 students work on the team's 320-pound single-seat dune buggy.

— jon bleiweis, baltimoresun.com, "A UMBC engineers' race drives innovation," 5 July 2017
At the turn of the century, as horses and buggies evolved into automobiles, Mark Cross turned away from saddlery and began to supply luggage options for travel.

— andrea cheng, Billboard, "How This 200-Year-Old Brand Reinvented Itself (And Became The Celebrity 'It' Bag In The Process)," 27 June 2017
My last hiking day with Bob was wet and quite buggy.

— ned rozell, Alaska Dispatch News, "A walk along Alaska’s oil pipeline reveals a changed landscape," 24 June 2017
During that time, a visitor feels a sense of going back in time, returning to a world when horses and buggies, rather than cars, made socializing a breeze.

— janet eastman, OregonLive.com, "The ultimate fixer upper: A charred, vandalized cabin becomes a writer's home (before and after photos)," 22 June 2017
Finding a travel-friendly buggy only adds to the pushchair pressure.

— stirling kelso, Condé Nast Traveler, "The 6 Best Travel Strollers," 20 June 2017
The London cabs are very old-fashioned four cylinder cars that look something like an old buggy.

— kurt chandler, chicagotribune.com, "Son traces his father's steps through Europe, shares his impressions with the world," 16 June 2017

Origin and Etymology of buggy

origin unknown

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First Known Use: 1758

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buggy Synonyms

Synonyms

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

Related Words

bassinet, cradle, crib; carry-cot [British]

BUGGY Defined for English Language Learners

buggy

adjective

Definition of buggy for English Language Learners

: having many insects
of a computer program, system, etc. : having many problems or errors that prevent proper operation : having many bugs

buggy

noun

Definition of buggy for English Language Learners

: a light carriage that is usually pulled by one horse

BUGGY Defined for Kids

buggy

noun bug·gy \ ˈbə-gē \

Definition of buggy for Students

plural buggies

:a light carriage with a single seat that is usually drawn by one horse

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