struggle-buggy
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Meaning · English
An old or beat-up motor vehicle.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
My struggle-buggy was getting to look like a rinky-dink old tin can on wheels, so when I got back to Chicago that Fall I traded it in for a Willys Knight brougham sedan.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “struggle-buggy” mean?
An old or beat-up motor vehicle.
Is “struggle-buggy” formal or informal?
struggle-buggy is generally slang.