horse-and-buggy

adjective

horse-and-bug·​gy ˈhȯrs-ən(d)-ˈbə-gē 

1

: of or relating to the era before the advent of certain socially revolutionizing inventions (such as the automobile)

2

: clinging to outdated attitudes or ideas : old-fashioned

Examples of horse-and-buggy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Paved roads were largely exclusive to Metro Detroit in the early 20th century (the first concrete road was built in Motown in 1909) with out-state roads mostly dirt or gravel, co-traveled by horse-and-buggy. —The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025

So, for example, how the invention of the automobile may have killed horse-and-buggy jobs and created jobs in factories manufacturing cars. —Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025

Go visit, and stroll the streets that date back to horse-and-buggy days with historical markers that tell Olde Town’s fascinating story. —John Meyer, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025

Step 3: But airplanes don’t yet exist and only horse-and-buggy are available. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

Clark County, Indiana deputies arrested a Henryville man who allegedly fled the scene of a collision involving a horse-and-buggy, according to a news release. —Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 15 Apr. 2024

But that, my over-40 friend, is horse-and-buggy thinking. —Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 13 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for horse-and-buggy

• buggy
• muggy