adj
Meaning 1
Infested with insects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
buggy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbʌ.ɡi/
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CMU ARPABET: B AH1 G IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Containing programming errors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- This software is so buggy that I don't know how anyone can use it!
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adj
Meaning 3
Resembling an insect.
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adj
Meaning 4
Crazy; bughouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 5
A small horse-drawn cart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A hearse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1920's arr: Jimmie Rogers Frankie and Johnnie Bring out the rubber tired buggy/Bring out the rubber tired hack/I'm takin' my Johnny to the graveyard/But I ain't gonna bring him back
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noun
Meaning 8
A pushchair; a stroller.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Pennsylvania, UK, Western
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Synonyms: stroller
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noun
Meaning 9
A shopping cart or trolley.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, Pennsylvania, Southern-US, Western
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adjective satellite
Meaning 10
infested with bugs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 11
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it used to drive my husband balmy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky
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noun
Meaning 12
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roadster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carriage, equipage, rig
History
Etymology
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.
Origin unknown.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: zavšivený — infested with insects
- Czech: zamořený hmyzem — infested with insects
- French: infesté — infested with insects
- German: verwanzt — infested with insects
- Polish: zarobaczony — infested with insects
- Turkish: böcekli — infested with insects
- Czech: chybový — containing programming errors
- Finnish: buginen — containing programming errors
- French: buggé — containing programming errors
- Hungarian: bugos — containing programming errors
- Hungarian: programhibás — containing programming errors
- Polish: zbugowany — containing programming errors
- Portuguese: bugado — containing programming errors
- Spanish: tarado — containing programming errors
- Swedish: buggig — containing programming errors
- Bulgarian: кабриолет (kabriolet) — A small horse-drawn cart
- Czech: bryčka — A small horse-drawn cart
- Finnish: vaunut — A small horse-drawn cart
- Finnish: rattaat — A small horse-drawn cart
- Finnish: kärryt — A small horse-drawn cart
- French: calèche — A small horse-drawn cart
- Hebrew: כִּרְכָּרָה (kirkará) — A small horse-drawn cart
- Hungarian: bricska — A small horse-drawn cart
- Macedonian: кабриоле́т (kabriolét) — A small horse-drawn cart
- Māori: paki — A small horse-drawn cart
- Norman: tchéthiole — A small horse-drawn cart
- Norman: cariole — A small horse-drawn cart
- Plautdietsch: Bogge — A small horse-drawn cart
- Polish: bryczka — A small horse-drawn cart
- Unami: mpàki — A small horse-drawn cart
- Yiddish: פֿור (fur) — A small horse-drawn cart
- Bulgarian: бъги (bǎgi) — A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy
- Czech: bugina — A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy
- Czech: vozítko — A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy
- Finnish: mönkijä — A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy
- French: quad — A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy
- Hungarian: homokfutó — A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy
- Macedonian: ба́ги (bági) — A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy
- Polish: buggy — A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy
- Portuguese: bugue — A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy
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