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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [buhg-ee]
- /ˈbʌg i/
- /ˈbʌɡ.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhg-ee]
- /ˈbʌg i/
Definitions of buggy word
- countable noun buggy A buggy is the same as a baby buggy. 3
- countable noun buggy A buggy is a small lightweight carriage pulled by one horse. 3
- noun buggy a light horse-drawn carriage having either four wheels (esp in the US and Canada) or two wheels (esp in Britain and India) 3
- noun buggy a small motorized vehicle designed for a particular purpose 3
- adjective buggy infested with bugs 3
- adjective buggy insane 3
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Origin of buggy
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; of obscure origin
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Parts of speech for Buggy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buggy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
buggy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buggy
noun buggy
- wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- cart — A cart is an old-fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. Some carts are pulled by animals.
- vehicle — any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles.
- caboose — On a freight train, a caboose is a small car, usually at the rear, in which the crew travels.
- shay — a chaise.
adj buggy
- demented — Someone who is demented has a severe mental illness, especially Alzheimer's disease.
- foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- infested — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
- nutty — abounding in or producing nuts.
Antonyms for buggy
adj buggy
- sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
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