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buggy.

A small horse-drawn cart.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʌ.ɡi/UK
  1. A small horse-drawn cart.

  2. A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy.

  3. A hearse.

  4. A pushchair; a stroller.

    Pennsylvania · UK · Western
  5. A shopping cart or trolley.

    Canada · Pennsylvania · Southern-US · Western
Where this word comes from

Origin unknown.

adj/ˈbʌ.ɡi/UK
  1. Infested with insects.

  2. Containing programming errors.

    This software is so buggy that I don't know how anyone can use it!
  3. Resembling an insect.

  4. Crazy; bughouse.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bug Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English buggy From bug + -y.

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