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Buggy

/bʌ.ɡi/

A small horse-drawn cart.

📖 Definitions of "Buggy"

noun
  1. 1

    A small horse-drawn cart.

  2. 2

    A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy.

  3. 3

    A hearse.

  4. 4

    A pushchair; a stroller.

adjective
  1. 1

    Infested with insects

  2. 2

    Containing programming errors

    "This software is so buggy that I don't know how anyone can use it!"

  3. 3

    Resembling an insect

  4. 4

    Crazy; bughouse

🔄 Synonyms of "Buggy"

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WordDefinition
balmyOf weather, mild and pleasant.
dirtyverbUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
loonynoun(informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.
soiled(also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
insaneExhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
wackynoun(slang, informal) Zany; eccentric.
dottynoun(British, Australia, colloquial) Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.
kookynoun(slang) Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
barmyCrazy, mad; also, eccentric, odd, strange.
crackedBroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
battynoun(slang) Mad, crazy, silly.
bonkers(informal, especially British) Mad; crazy.
loopynoun(slang) Idiotic; crazy.
loconoun(colloquial) Crazy.
fruitynounContaining fruit or fruit flavoring.
nutty(slang) Barmy: eccentric, odd; crazy, mad, insane.
haywirenounBehaviorally erratic or uncontrollable, especially of a machine or mechanical process.
nutsnoun(colloquial) Insane, mad.
daft(chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
uncleanDirty, soiled or foul.
roadsternoun(automotive) An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.
crackersnoun(UK, colloquial) Crazy, insane.
kookienoun(childish) A kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae).
batsnoun(informal) Mad, insane.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Buggy"

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WordDefinition
roadsternoun(automotive) An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.
crackersnoun(slang) Testicles.
haywirenounWire used to bind bales of hay.
loopynounA surname.
crackedBroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
balmyOf weather, mild and pleasant.
soiled(also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
uncleanDirty, soiled or foul.
fruitynounAlternative form of fruitie (“fruit machine”). [(slang) A fruit machine.]
nutty(slang) Barmy: eccentric, odd; crazy, mad, insane.
dirtynounAnything that is dirty.
nutsnoun(slang) The testicles.
wackynoun(geology) Alternative form of wacke. [(geology) A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.]
dottynoun(MLE) A shotgun.
daft(chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
insaneExhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
battynoun(Jamaica, UK, Canada, derogatory) A homosexual man.
batsnounA nickname for Batman.
bonkers(informal, especially British) Mad; crazy.
barmyCrazy, mad; also, eccentric, odd, strange.

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