Buggy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɚɹˈæf/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌɡi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌɡi/

2 syllables Say it as /kɚɹˈæf/.

Examples

it used to drive my husband balmy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dotty loony whacky nutty bats loco roadster cracked balmy daft crackers barmy around the bend nuts bonkers batty fruity round the bend kooky kookie loopy haywire wacky

Parts of Speech

noun	a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
adjective	informal or slang terms for mentally irregular “it used to drive my husband balmy”
adjective	infested with bugs

Word Forms

daftness	noun	informal terms for insanity
kook	noun	someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
loon	noun	a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
bug	noun	general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
bugginess	noun	the state of having bugs

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

calesa

un carruaje pequeño y ligero; tirado por un solo caballo

🇷🇺Russian

багги

небольшая легкая коляска; запряженный одной лошадью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छोटी गाड़ी

एक छोटी हल्की गाड़ी; एक ही घोड़े द्वारा खींचा गया

🇧🇩Bengali

বগি

একটি ছোট লাইটওয়েট গাড়ি; একটি একক ঘোড়া দ্বারা আঁকা

🇮🇳Tamil

தரமற்ற

ஒரு சிறிய இலகுரக வண்டி; ஒற்றை குதிரையால் வரையப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

బగ్గీ

ఒక చిన్న తేలికపాటి క్యారేజ్; ఒకే గుర్రం గీసారు

🇮🇳Marathi

बग्गी

एक लहान हलकी गाडी; एकाच घोड्याने काढलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

બગડેલ

નાની હલકી ગાડી; એક ઘોડા દ્વારા દોરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೋಷಯುಕ್ತ

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಹಗುರವಾದ ಗಾಡಿ; ಒಂದೇ ಕುದುರೆಯಿಂದ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഗ്ഗി

ഒരു ചെറിയ ഭാരം കുറഞ്ഞ വണ്ടി; ഒരൊറ്റ കുതിര വരച്ചത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੱਗੀ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਹਲਕਾ ਗੱਡੀ; ਇੱਕ ਘੋੜੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਖਿੱਚਿਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوٹی گاڑی

ایک چھوٹی ہلکی گاڑی؛ ایک ہی گھوڑے کی طرف سے کھینچا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

越野车

小型轻型马车；由一匹马绘制

🇯🇵Japanese

バギー

小型軽量の台車。一頭の馬が引く

🇰🇷Korean

버기

작고 가벼운 마차; 한 마리의 말이 끄는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có xe lôi

một cỗ xe nhỏ nhẹ; được kéo bởi một con ngựa duy nhất

🇹🇭Thai

รถม้าชนิดเล็ก

รถม้าน้ำหนักเบาขนาดเล็ก ลากด้วยม้าตัวเดียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kereta

kereta kecil yang ringan; ditarik oleh seekor kuda

🇵🇭Filipino

maraming surot

isang maliit na magaan na karwahe; iginuhit ng isang kabayo

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عربات التي تجرها الدواب

عربة صغيرة خفيفة الوزن؛ يرسمها حصان واحد

🇮🇷Persian

حشره دار

یک کالسکه سبک وزن کوچک؛ توسط یک اسب کشیده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

arabalı

küçük, hafif bir araba; tek bir atın çektiği

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶרְכָּבָה

כרכרה קטנה וקלת משקל; מצויר על ידי סוס בודד

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