Synonyms

dune buggy

¹ American

noun

a small, lightweight, open automotive vehicle equipped with oversize, low-pressure tires for traveling along sand beaches, over dunes, etc.

dune-buggy ² American

[doon-buhg-ee, dyoon-] / ˈdunˌbʌg i, ˈdyun- /

verb (used without object)

dune-buggied, dune-buggying

to drive or ride in a dune buggy.

Etymology

Origin of dune buggy

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You’re renting a performance dune buggy, not a limo,” he adds of his gear’s durability.

From Los Angeles Times

I'd call them and say, "I just saw this movie, "The Velvet Vampire," and she's driving around in a dune buggy. Remember dune buggies? Hey, let's have Peggy drive a dune buggy."

From Salon

A dune buggy that production was using as a camera car broke down on set, and Manson offered to repair it, but asked for a $70 advance.

From Los Angeles Times

Newman is a hoot: She tools around town in a dune buggy, procures lunch by stealing other people’s DoorDash orders and fakes IBS more than once to get out of a fix.

From Los Angeles Times

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