buggy
buggy Lexical Profile
buggy Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Containing many coding errors, defects, or glitches that cause a computer program or system to malfunction.
"The developers delayed the release because the early version of the software was still too buggy."
Infested with or full of insects.
"We decided to pitch our tent on higher ground to avoid the damp, buggy marsh."
North American Mentally eccentric, erratic, or slightly crazy.
"Being snowed in inside the cabin for two weeks straight started to make everyone feel a little buggy."
• noun
A lightweight, foldable wheeled chair or carriage pushed by hand for transporting a baby or young child.
"She folded up the baby's buggy and stored it neatly in the trunk of the car."
A small, lightweight, open motor vehicle with large wheels, designed for driving off-road on sand dunes, beaches, or golf courses.
"They rented a dune buggy to explore the sandy coastal trails."
A lightweight, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a single seat and a folding top, historically used for personal transport.
"In rural Pennsylvania, you can still see Amish families traveling along the roads in a horse-drawn buggy."
American A wheeled metal or plastic basket pushed by customers in a supermarket or store to carry groceries while shopping.
"He grabbed a shopping buggy near the entrance and headed toward the produce aisle."
• Rhymes for buggy
Word Origin & Etymology
The adjective sense derives from 'bug' plus the suffix '-y', first recorded in the 17th century to mean infested with insects and extended to computer software in the late 20th century. The noun denoting a light carriage appeared in the mid-18th century of uncertain origin, possibly related to French 'bogue' (chestnut husk) in reference to its rounded shape.