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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Not that size is everything; but the biggest buyers will always want the option of buzzy projects of scale. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026 McDonald’s credited buzzy promotions — like its Grinch meal and Monopoly — that boosted both traffic and sales this year. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026 The pair began quietly dating after meeting in the audition process to play Lucy and Stephen — the toxic, psychosexual and nothing-like-them couple at the center of the buzzy Hulu series that is currently airing its third season with a viral weekly drop. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026 After a buzzy launch last spring, the Femmy Awards are scheduled to return to Miami Music Week next month. Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Feb. 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 15 Feb. 2026.

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