English word origin

Etymology of buggy

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A small horse-drawn cart. · A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy. · A hearse. · A pushchair; a stroller.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Origin unknown.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

adj

Infested with insects. · Containing programming errors. · Resembling an insect. · Crazy; bughouse.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree English bug Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English buggy From bug + -y.

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