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B0535200 (bŭg′ē)n. pl. bug·gies 1. A small, light, one-horse carriage usually having four wheels in the United States and two wheels in Great Britain.2. A baby carriage.3. A passenger or recreational vehicle, usually with oversized tires, designed for off-road use.4. Informal An automobile.5. Chiefly Southern US A shopping cart, especially for groceries.

[Origin unknown.]

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B0535200 (bŭg′ē)adj. bug·gi·er, bug·gi·est 1. Infested with bugs.2. Computers Having many software bugs: a buggy program.3. Slang Crazy.

bug′gi·ness n.

buggy

(ˈbʌɡɪ) n, pl -gies1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a light horse-drawn carriage having either four wheels (esp in the US and Canada) or two wheels (esp in Britain and India)2. (Automotive Engineering) short for beach buggy3. short for Baby Buggy See baby carriage4. (Automotive Engineering) a small motorized vehicle designed for a particular purpose: a golf buggy; a moon buggy. [C18: of unknown origin]

buggy

(ˈbʌɡɪ) adj, -gier or -giest1. infested with bugs2. slang US insane3. (Computer Science) informal (of a system or machine, esp a computer program) containing errors or faults ˈbugginess n

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(ˈbʌg i)

n., pl. -gies. 1. a light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with a single seat and a transverse spring. 2. baby carriage. 3. Older Use. an automobile, esp. a dilapidated one. [1765–75]

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(ˈbʌg i)

adj. -gi•er, -gi•est. 1. infested with bugs. 2. Slang. crazy; insane. [1705–15] bug′gi•ness, n.

Buggy

A light four-wheeled conveyance intended for personal transportation. It was an American invention that was designed specifically to provide a fast, soft ride. The soft ride was accomplished by means of a light frame and ellipse-shaped springs mounted between the axles and the frame and oriented parallel with the axles. Buggies were generally pulled by one horse, had only one bench-like seat, and had a waterproof top that was usually made of leather. They were more comfortable for traveling than by horseback and were preferred by ladies, the elderly, and families with small children. Doctors, who often were called out in inclement weather, also favored them. Buggies did, however, have the disadvantage of requiring smoother ground to travel over than that required by a horse and rider.

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Noun	1.	buggy - a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horseroadstercarriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
Adj.	1.	buggy - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"bats, batty, bonkers, crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, around the bend, balmy, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, fruity, crackedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	2.	buggy - infested with bugsdirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

buggy

adjectiveSlang. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.Slang: bananas, batty, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.

Translations

婴儿车轻便马车

buggy

(ˈbagi) – plural ˈbuggies – noun a light, open, one-horse vehicle. 轻便马车

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drive (someone) buggy

1. To upset, irritate, or annoy someone to the point of distraction. It drives me buggy seeing all these people just staring at their phones all day long. Would you stop shouting, you're driving me buggy!2. To cause someone to become unhinged, insane, or mentally unstable. All that pressure finally drove Steve buggy in the end. You kids are going to drive me buggy one of these days with all of your arguing.See also: buggy, drive

thanks for the buggy ride

old-fashioned Thank you for the good times. Used when ending a romantic relationship. "Buggy ride" is possibly a euphemism for sexual relations. A: "I just think it's best that we start seeing other people." B: "Well, thanks for the buggy ride, I guess."See also: buggy, ride, thanks

struggle buggy

1. slang, dated One's car when used as a place for sexual activity. Primarily heard in US. The spot is a favorite location of young lovers looking to park their struggle buggies for a late-night romp. I knew he was just trying to tempt me into the backseat of his struggle buggy, but he was so handsome that I couldn't say no!2. old-fashioned slang A car that is especially old and in poor condition—that is, one that struggles to run properly. Sometimes hyphenated. Primarily heard in US. I can't believe you drove down the entire West Coast in that old struggle buggy—it's a miracle you even made it! I'm finally trading in my struggle-buggy for a newer model.See also: buggy, struggle

go the way of the dodo

To become outdated or obsolete. (The "dodo" is an extinct bird.) The prevalence of cell phones today has caused landlines to go the way of the dodo.See also: dodo, go, of, way

horse and buggy

A horse-drawn carriage. The phrase is often used to emphasize that something is outdated (much like the horse and buggy itself). I'm sorry, Grandma, but shag carpeting has definitely gone the way of the horse and buggy.See also: and, buggy, horse

buggy whip

A type of whip formerly used by drivers of horse-drawn carriages. The phrase is often used to emphasize that something is outdated (much like the buggy whip itself). I'm sorry, Grandma, but shag carpeting has definitely gone the way of the buggy whip.See also: buggy, whip

go the way of the dodo

and go the way of the horse and buggyFig. to become extinct; to become obsolete. The floppy disc has gone the way of the horse and buggy.See also: dodo, go, of, way

horse and buggy

and horse and carriage; buggy whipFig. a carriage pulled by a horse, as opposed to a modern automobile; the horse was urged on with a whip. (A symbol of old-fashionedness or out-of-dateness. Particularly with go out with, as in the examples.) That kind of clothing went out with the horse and buggy. I thought suspenders went out with the horse and carriage, but I see them everywhere now.See also: and, buggy, horse

thanks for the buggy ride

used as a way of thanking someone for their help. North American dated A buggy was a light horse-drawn vehicle for one or two people.See also: buggy, ride, thanks

buggy

(ˈbəgi) n. an automobile. Other than a dent in the front bumper, this buggy is in A-1 condition.

struggle buggy

The backseat of a car. This early- and mid-20th-century expression described an auto whose young owner tried to seduce unwilling young women into its backseat for a little (one of the euphemisms for the activity was “backseat boogie”). As the sophomoric joke went, “I call my car the Mayflower because so many Puritans came across in it.”See also: buggy, struggle

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adj afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness

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