バグる
ばぐる
godan verb
to malfunction; to glitch; to bug out
1.
to malfunction; to glitch
For a computer, software, or device to stop working properly or behave unexpectedly.
アプリがバグった。
The app glitched.
パソコンがバグっている。
My computer is malfunctioning.
ゲームがバグって進めなくなった。
The game glitched and I can't progress.
2.
to go haywire; to act strangely
For a person to act erratically or for a situation to become chaotic (figurative usage).
頭がバグった。
My brain went haywire.
睡眠不足でバグっている。
I'm acting weird from lack of sleep.
疲れすぎて思考がバグっている。
I'm so tired my thinking has gone haywire.
バグる is derived from the English word "bug" (as in software bug). It's a verb formed by adding る to the loanword.
REGISTER:
This is casual/colloquial language commonly used when talking about technology or figuratively about oneself. In formal contexts, use 不具合が起きる or 誤作動する.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ～がバグる: something malfunctions
- バグっている: to be malfunctioning (state)
ASPECT ({ている}):
バグっている indicates an ongoing state of malfunction.