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)
a buzzy new restaurant owned by a celebrity chef

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At the Deauville American Film Festival, Jordan Firstman’s buzzy directorial debut — being released by A24 later this year — won the top Grand Prix Award over the weekend, together with the City of Deauville Audience Award. Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett criticized Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s feature doc NAZA in a lengthy X post Friday afternoon following the film’s buzzy debut at the Venice Film Festival. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 All year long, they’ve been heatedly debated in online threads where some hail them as rock & roll saviors, and others raise doubts, in the manner of ultra-buzzy acts since time immemorial. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 Anthropic and OpenAI are each ramping up for buzzy initial public offerings and locked in steep competition with each other. Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for buzzy

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of buzzy was in 1842

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“Buzzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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