buggy

1 of 2

adjective

bug·​gy ˈbə-gē How to pronounce buggy (audio)
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

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
Share this story Pokémon Scarlet and Violet arrived a little less than half-baked and buggier than any of the franchise’s previous mainline entries. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2024 My point is, rather, that these types of innovations are realistically feasible—and not overtly buggy—with Windows 11. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 June 2023 Rosie was also reportedly buggy, so people wondered how she was meant to help in high-emotion situations. Curbed, 21 Apr. 2023 Also, search boxes and comment fields in Microsoft 365 apps may be buggy too. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 14 June 2023 The first generation is often the worst generation Though it’s reportedly been in development since at least 2016, Apple’s headset is ultimately a first-generation tech product — and first-gen tech tends to be buggy, costly, and incomplete. Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 June 2023 Finally, Duality’s bells are…extremely buggy, singlehandedly negating some solo flawless attempts, and triggering off extremely annoying things like exploding Cabal flamethrowers or even shield breaks. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 June 2022 Dragging icons around to turn them into windows is still really buggy and hard to nail. Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 24 June 2019 People can whitewash buggy botspeak by giving it a human sheen in a retweet. Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 2 May 2018
Noun
Guests staying in The Village are given a buggy to access the estate’s full facilities, including The Coach House Spa with its fitness center and indoor and outdoor pools, and the property’s many restaurants and bars. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024 In 1912, a Mediterranean Revival-style residence was built in the heart of Montecito, at the outside bend of a narrow lane barely wider than a horse and buggy. Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024 The horse was not harmed, and the buggy was returned, police said. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024 Before the days of the punch buggies and the Toyotathon, Americans were stuck with the objectively slower, more austere transportation options of horses and sail boats. Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024 There was Jeff Bennett, the pet food founder who early spotted Johnson’s skills and put him in a Superlite closed-course buggy while still in high school. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024 The hospital itself is located 30 miles east — a tough trip for the elderly and those traveling by horse and buggy. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024 Two years ago, Google enabled automatic updates to apps downloaded from outside Play, but Steiner says the mechanism is still buggy. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2023 Gazans who roamed the kibbutz stole bicycles, a television, a golf buggy, even a tractor, video feeds reviewed by The Times showed. Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of buggy was in 1696

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Cite this Entry

“Buggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buggy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

buggy

1 of 2 adjective
bug·​gy ˈbəg-ē How to pronounce buggy (audio)
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

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