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Definition of buggy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

buggy

noun
 
/ˈbʌɡi/
 
/ˈbʌɡi/
(plural buggies)
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  1. (British English) a small car, often without a roof or doors, used for a particular purpose
    • a garden/golf buggy
    compare golf cart see also beach buggyTopics Transport by car or lorryc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • baby
    • beach
    • dune
    verb + buggy
    • push
    phrases
    • horse and buggy
    See full entry
  2. (British English also baby buggy, pushchair)
    (North American English also stroller)
    a type of light folding chair on wheels in which a baby or small child is pushed along
    • parents pushing baby buggies
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • baby
    • beach
    • dune
    verb + buggy
    • push
    phrases
    • horse and buggy
    See full entry
  3. a light carriage for one or two people, pulled by one horse
    • a horse-drawn buggy
  4. Word Originmid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
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