buggy meaning

UK /ˈbʌɡi/ US /ˈbʌɡi/ 2 syllables

buggy (noun): a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse.

buggy has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

buggy as a noun

  1. a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

    Synonyms: roadster

    Type of: carriage

buggy as an adjective

  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
    • it used to drive my husband balmy

    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

    Similar: insane

  2. infested with bugs

    Similar: dirty

    Related forms: bug, bugginess

How to pronounce buggy

buggy is pronounced /ˈbʌɡi/ in British English and /ˈbʌɡi/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with buggy

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in GY · 5-letter words

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