BUGGY


Meaning of BUGGY in English

buggy 1

/bug"ee/ , n. , pl. buggies .

1. a light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with a single seat and a transverse spring.

2. (in India) a light, two-wheeled carriage with a folding top.

3. See baby carriage .

4. Older Slang. an automobile, esp. an old or dilapidated one.

5. a small wagon or truck for transporting heavy materials, as coal in a mine or freshly mixed concrete at a construction site, for short distances.

6. Metall. a car, as for transporting ingots or charges for open-hearth furnaces.

7. any of various small vehicles adapted for use on a given terrain, as on sand beaches or swamps.

8. Brit. a light, two-wheeled, open carriage.

[ 1765-75; of obscure orig. ]

buggy 2

— bugginess , n.

/bug"ee/ , adj., buggier, buggiest .

1. infested with bugs.

2. Slang. crazy; insane; peculiar.

[ 1705-15; BUG 1 + -Y 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .