buggy whip

A type of whip formerly used by drivers of horse-drawn carriages. The phrase is often used to emphasize that something is outdated (much like the buggy whip itself). I'm sorry, Grandma, but shag carpeting has definitely gone the way of the buggy whip. If skinny jeans ever go the way of the buggy whip, I'll have no pants to wear. Considering that rotary phones have gone the way of the buggy whip, I'm amazed this thing still works!

drive (one) buggy

1. To upset, irritate, or annoy one to the point of distraction. It drives me buggy seeing all these people just staring at their phones all day long. Would you stop shouting, you're driving me buggy! The kids were driving me buggy, so I made them go outside and play.

2. To cause one to become mentally unstable. All that pressure finally drove Steve buggy in the end. You kids are going to drive me buggy one of these days with all of your arguing. That loud beeping noise is driving us all buggy—please, make it stop!

go the way of the dodo

To become outdated or obsolete. (The "dodo" is an extinct bird.) The prevalence of cell phones today has caused landlines to go the way of the dodo. What am I going to do with my cassette collection now that cassette tapes have gone the way of the dodo? Considering that rotary phones have gone the way of the dodo, I'm amazed this thing still works!

go the way of the horse and buggy

To become outdated or obsolete (like traveling by horse and carriage). The prevalence of cell phones today has caused landlines to go the way of the horse and buggy in most homes. Handwritten letters have gone the way of the horse and buggy, which I think is a terrible shame. What am I going to do with my cassette collection now that cassette tapes have gone the way of the horse and buggy?

See also: and, buggy, go, horse, of, way

horse and buggy

A horse-drawn carriage. The phrase is often used to emphasize that something is outdated (much like the horse and buggy itself). I'm sorry, Grandma, but shag carpeting has definitely gone the way of the horse and buggy. The prevalence of cell phones today has caused landlines to go the way of the horse and buggy in most homes. Handwritten letters have gone the way of the horse and buggy, which I think is a terrible shame.

horse-and-buggy solution

An outdated or obsolete solution; a solution that is no longer relevant or viable. These politicians are content offering the same horse-and-buggy solutions to this problem, but we need something radically different if we want to see results! Promising to bring dial-up Internet to the entire state is a horse-and-buggy solution for a world that is already thinking beyond fiber broadband. It's the same old horse-and-buggy solution—get ratings out of the dumpster by bringing back a beloved character for a short stint. Viewers are numb to it by now.

punch buggy

A game in which participants try to be the first to punch the others and say, "Punch buggy!" upon seeing a Volkswagen Beetle (known colloquially as a "Bug"). A: "Punch buggy!" B: "Ouch! I don't see one anywhere!"

struggle buggy

1. dated slang One's car when used as a place for sexual activity. Primarily heard in US. The spot is a favorite location of young lovers looking to park their struggle buggies for a late-night romp. I knew he was just trying to tempt me into the backseat of his struggle buggy, but he was so handsome that I couldn't say no!

2. old-fashioned slang A car that is especially old and in poor condition—that is, one that struggles to run properly. Sometimes hyphenated. Primarily heard in US. I can't believe you drove down the entire West Coast in that old struggle buggy—it's a miracle you even made it! I'm finally trading in my struggle-buggy for a newer model.

thanks for the buggy ride

old-fashioned Thank you for the good times. Used when ending a romantic relationship. "Buggy ride" is possibly a euphemism for sexual relations. A: "I just think it's best that we start seeing other people." B: "Well, thanks for the buggy ride, I guess."

go the way of the dodo

and go the way of the horse and buggy

Fig. to become extinct; to become obsolete. The floppy disc has gone the way of the horse and buggy.

horse and buggy

and horse and carriage; buggy whip

Fig. a carriage pulled by a horse, as opposed to a modern automobile; the horse was urged on with a whip. (A symbol of old-fashionedness or out-of-dateness. Particularly with go out with, as in the examples.) That kind of clothing went out with the horse and buggy. I thought suspenders went out with the horse and carriage, but I see them everywhere now.

thanks for the buggy ride

used as a way of thanking someone for their help. North American dated

A buggy was a light horse-drawn vehicle for one or two people.

buggy

(ˈbəgi)

n. an automobile. Other than a dent in the front bumper, this buggy is in A-1 condition.

struggle buggy

The backseat of a car. This early- and mid-20th-century expression described an auto whose young owner tried to seduce unwilling young women into its backseat for a little (one of the euphemisms for the activity was “backseat boogie”). As the sophomoric joke went, “I call my car the Mayflower because so many Puritans came across in it.”