"bugsy" meaning in English

See bugsy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: bugsier [comparative], bugsiest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} bugsy (comparative bugsier, superlative bugsiest)
  1. Infested with bugs; buggy
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  2. Crazy; unstable; bughouse
    Sense id: en-bugsy-en-adj-J3hJDQX~
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