buzzy

adjective

ˈbə-zē 

buzzier; buzziest

1

: making a buzz

a buzzy sound

… the buzzy song of a golden-winged warbler …

—Wayne Petersen

2

informal : characterized by a buzz of activity

The feel on the street is a buzzy mix of city purposefulness and communal ease …

—Andrew McCarthy

3

informal : causing or characterized by a lot of speculative or excited talk or attention : generating buzz (see buzz entry 2 sense 2e)

The term foodie was coined in the early 1980s, at about the same time Wolfgang Puck began serving gourmet pizzas at his buzzy Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.

—Lisa Abend

… Sesame Street now leaks spoofs of buzzy shows like Mad Men and True Blood online before they air …

—Tanner Stransky

Examples of buzzy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Music, sports, industrial design and a buzzy fashion talent will be involved. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025

Alice Winocour’s Couture with Jolie and Louis Garrel, Edward Berger’s Farrell-starring Ballad of a Small Player, and James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg led by Russell Crowe and Rami Malek are just a few of the buzzy award faves set to make a splash on the promenade. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025

The buzzy new Baby Bistro from chef Miles Thompson sits beside Perilla, Jihee Kim’s gem of a banchan and dosirak shop, in the microneighborhood of Victor Heights. —Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

The stars are turning out buzzy style moments left and right. —Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for buzzy

• fuzzy