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horse-and-buggy

horse-and-bug·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawrs and buhg-ee]
    • /hɔrs ænd ˈbʌg i/
    • /hɔːs ənd ˈbʌɡ.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrs and buhg-ee]
    • /hɔrs ænd ˈbʌg i/

Definitions of horse-and-buggy word

  • adjective horse-and-buggy of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days. 1
  • adjective horse-and-buggy old-fashioned; outmoded: horse-and-buggy methods. 1
  • adjective horse-and-buggy (of technology, practices or methods) very old-fashioned or primitive 0
  • adjective horse-and-buggy of the period in which the horse-drawn buggy was a common mode of transportation 0
  • adjective horse-and-buggy old-fashioned; outmoded 0
See all 5 definitions of horse-and-buggy

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Origin of horse-and-buggy

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Horse-and-buggy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Horse-and-buggy

horse-and-buggy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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