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

Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

The country’s filmmakers have also enjoyed success outside of the Best International Feature Film category, with Triet’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall enjoying a buzzy 2023-24 season and then winning the Best Original Screenplay Oscar. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025

Netflix has come a long way from its DVD-by-mail days to become a streaming giant stacked with the buzzy new releases and top-performing originals. —Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

Little wonder the buzzy event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre hosted more than 260 brands from 25 countries and regions. —Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for buzzy

• fuzzy