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)

a buzzy new restaurant owned by a celebrity chef

Examples of buzzy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The buzzy summer dating show and the quadrennial global sports tournament both overperformed among the under-30 crowd, according to internal audience data obtained from the streamer, with the audiences for the two events overlapping significantly. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Datskovska regularly reports on buzzy new releases in the worlds of beauty and wellness. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

More than just another buzzy trend—this method can lead to your most lustrous lengths yet. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 July 2026

His novels American Psycho and Less Than Zero received buzzy adaptations in the 1990s, cementing the writer’s place as precocious bard of the unraveling elite. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for buzzy

• fuzzy