Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Infested with bugs (insects): Describes something, especially a place or object, that is overrun or contaminated with insects, particularly bedbugs or similar pests.
   • Mentally irregular; crazy (informal/slang): Used informally to describe a person, idea, or system that is considered irrational, faulty, or not working correctly.

2. Noun:

   • A small, lightweight carriage: A historical, horse-drawn vehicle, typically with four wheels and designed for one or two passengers, often pulled by a single horse.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • This old mattress is buggy; we need to get rid of it. (It is infested with bedbugs.)
  • The new software update is completely buggy; it keeps crashing. (It is full of glitches or faults.)
  • His theory sounds a bit buggy to me. (It seems irrational or unsound.)

• Noun:

  • They took a romantic ride through the park in a horse-drawn buggy.
  • In the 19th century, a buggy was a common mode of transportation.

Advanced Usage

• "to go buggy" (informal): to become crazy or extremely excited.
  • The fans went buggy when the band took the stage.
• Technical Context: In software development, "buggy" is standard informal jargon meaning containing many software defects or "bugs."
  • The alpha version is still very buggy and not ready for public release.

Variants and Related Words

• Bug (n): 1. An insect. 2. A concealed microphone. 3. A software defect.
• Bug (v): 1. To conceal a microphone. 2. To annoy someone.
• Baby buggy / Stroller (n): A small wheeled chair for pushing a baby (a compound term where "buggy" has a different, specific meaning).

Synonyms

• Adjective (infested): Verminous, pest-ridden.
• Adjective (faulty/crazy): Defective, glitchy, erratic, insane, bonkers (informal).
• Noun (carriage): Cart, gig, trap.

Related Phrases

• Horse and buggy: Referring to a past era or method; antiquated.
  • Their manufacturing process is practically horse and buggy. (It is very old-fashioned.)
• Buggy whip: A whip for driving a buggy; used metaphorically for something obsolete.
  • Selling typewriters today is like selling buggy whips.

Adjective

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

Noun

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