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

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The buzzy Canadian singer kicks it off next February in Berlin before crossing the rest of Europe then heading back to North America for a round of Canadian and West Coast dates. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026 Lance Oppenheim, who co-directed the buzzy A24 doc with Nathan Fielder, has now revealed just how that jarring shower scene came to be — and why Evans might have been fine with revealing all to begin with. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 Fielder’s work, both predating his buzzy feature-length project and the film itself, defies simple description. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Clayface rolls into the box office fray but faces competition from the second weekend of You Can See Everything as the buzzy Elizabeth Holmes documentary expands. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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