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Meaning of Buggy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈbʌ.ɡi

Definitions

  1. A small horse-drawn cart.
  2. A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy.
  3. A hearse.
  4. A pushchair; a stroller.
    Pennsylvania, UK, Western
  5. A shopping cart or trolley.
    Canada, Pennsylvania, Southern-US, Western

Equivalents

العربية العربة
Български кабриолет
Deutsch Buggy verwanzt
Español tarado
Français buggé buggy calèche infeste quad
עברית כרכרה
Kurdî pakî
Te Reo Māori paki
Македонски кабриолет
Polski meleks
Português bugado buggy bugue
Svenska buggig
Türkçe Böcekli

Examples

“I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.”
“I casually let this information drop as our concierge drives us through the resort in a buggy, a frangipani flower tucked behind his ear. He promises to fix the bug problem and drops us off at the lobby.”
“1920's arr: Jimmie Rogers Frankie and Johnnie Bring out the rubber tired buggy/Bring out the rubber tired hack/I'm takin' my Johnny to the graveyard/But I ain't gonna bring him back”
“The wider station upgrade has provided lifts to the Piccadilly and Victoria lines, as well as Network Rail platforms, to make it easier for passengers with mobility needs, buggies or heavy luggage to use London Underground.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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