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buggy

1 8.1

Acting strange or not thinking clearly

adjective
/ˈbʌɡi/

Offensive

: loco

I'm going buggy in here.

And then he made everyone super rich except for my parents buggy.

Examples

His thoughts became buggy after days without sleep, leading him to make odd statements.
So this guy up here is buggy or evil.
If you get out, if you bug, if your eyes buggy eyes compared, not compared, but paired with a slightly open mouth.
I'm, I'm a buggy looking baby boy and it's the glow up is great to see.
He's even buggier than before!

Team Hot Wheels: The Origin of Awesome! (2014)
Mobile browsers, in particular, have had idiosyncratic and occasionally buggy interpretations of cache manifests.

Blog text (25)
After being cooped up all day, I started to feel a bit buggy and restless.
The old man was known for his buggy ideas about aliens and time travel.

Synonyms

wacky

vsbuggy

Informal

98 5.9

Odd in a funny or silly way

is less playful and more about mental unbalance or eccentricity

loony

vsbuggy

Offensive

58 8.2

Strange and silly in a way people call crazy

is milder and can include eccentric but not full unsoundness

nutty

vsbuggy

Informal

55 7.2

Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way

focuses more on instability or unsoundness than just eccentricity

kooky

vsbuggy

Informal

26 8.0

Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way

is similar but stresses slight mental instability rather than charm

daft

vsbuggy

Informal

18 5.8

Silly in a way that is slightly funny

highlights mental instability rather than simple silliness

loopy

vsbuggy

Informal

17 7.9

A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way

emphasizes being mentally unstable rather than merely unpredictable

flaky

vsbuggy

Informal

15 5.9

Being a bit strange in behavior or appearance

is more about mental unbalance than mere unconventional appearance

fruity

vsbuggy

Offensive

10 8.6

Used informally to describe someone who behaves in a strange or silly way

is similar but slightly broader about instability not only slangy oddness

batty

vsbuggy

Offensive

6 8.4

Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves

is more neutral about oddness and focuses on instability

ditzy

vsbuggy

Informal

5 8.2

Silly and a little forgetful in a friendly way

indicates mental instability rather than simple lack of seriousness

wiggy

vsbuggy

Slang

3 9.3

Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts

stresses inner instability or slight craziness rather than surface oddness

barmy

vsbuggy

3 8.2

Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless

leans more toward being mentally unstable or eccentric in general

dotty

vsbuggy

Informal

2 8.5

Someone who behaves in a slightly strange or silly way

covers the same mild instability but with broader oddness

nutty as a fruitcake

vsbuggy

Informal

1 9.0

Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy

is much milder and only denotes slight instability

haywire

vsbuggy

Informal

1 8.1

Mentally confused and behaving wildly

is more about mild eccentricity rather than chaotic behaviour

around the bend

vsbuggy

Offensive

1 9.3

To be very confused or act in a strange way

is slightly less clinical and more about mild eccentricity

whacky

vsbuggy

Informal

1 7.7

Funny in a strange or silly way

focuses more on being mentally unstable than just playful oddness

loco

vsbuggy

Offensive

1 9.9

Not behaving in a normal or sensible way

is milder and links to eccentricity rather than severe irrationality

balmy

vsbuggy

Offensive

1 8.4

Being a little crazy or foolish

is more focused on mental instability rather than gentle foolishness

kookie

vsbuggy

Slang

9.8

Strange in a funny or slightly crazy way

leans more on being mentally unstable rather than playfully odd

cracked

vsbuggy

Offensive

7.4

Someone who acts a little crazy

is more informal and suggests everyday slight instability

a bit loony

vsbuggy

Offensive

8.9

A little strange and silly

is broader, covering both eccentricity and light mental instability

a bit tetched

vsbuggy

Slang

9.9

A little strange in a harmless, friendly way

puts more weight on genuine mental instability rather than harmless oddness

crackers

vsbuggy

8.8

Acting very silly and not thinking in a sensible way

is milder and focuses on slight instability rather than strong silliness

bonkers

vsbuggy

Informal

8.0

Acting or feeling very strange

is milder and suggests slight eccentricity rather than full craziness

nuts

vsbuggy

Offensive

8.6

Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment

is less extreme and indicates only slight mental instability

bats

vsbuggy

Offensive

9.3

A bit crazy or silly in a strange way

is milder and implies slight instability more than full irregularity

crankish

vsbuggy

8.9

Acting in a strange, unusual way that others find odd

leans more toward slight mental unbalance rather than mere oddness

Antonyms

normal

∞ 1.0

Usual or expected in most situations

sane

119 3.2

Having a healthy mind and able to think clearly

Compounds

dune buggy

7 4.4

A small open car with large tires for driving on sand

horse-and-buggy

3 9.0

Old-fashioned in a way from before cars

baby buggy

2 1.0

A small vehicle with four wheels that an adult pushes to carry a baby

buggy whip

Archaic

1 9.9

A tool that makes horses move when they pull a small carriage and now means something old-fashioned

beach buggy

3.8

A small open vehicle with large tires for driving on sand

marsh buggy

8.6

A vehicle with big wheels and a high body for driving over marshes

swamp buggy

8.0

A large vehicle with big wheels and a raised body that goes across wet, muddy land

How Crazy

insane

Slur

524 4.0

deranged

Offensive

77 7.6

crazy

Slur

40 7.2

buggy

Offensive

1 8.1

eccentric

1 7.0

odd

798 1.0

Surface Forms

buggy positive

Morphology

buggy = bug (opaque) = bug + y

Although historically related to a slang sense of 'bug', the meaning 'mentally unstable or crazy' is not a predictable interpretation for most learners.

Etymology

Buggy used informally to mean 'a bit crazy' is a helpful image: think of a bug as something odd or irritating, so someone who is buggy acts 'strange' or unstable.