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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The neighborhood/area Cam Ranh’s coastline is still developing, meaning there’s less buzzy nightlife and more quiet sunrise strolls along the nine-mile Bai Dai Beach. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026 Netflix won the buzzy project in a highly competitive bidding war, after multiple worldwide offers. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 May 2026 But at a YouTube creator and press event the night earlier — timed, unintentionally but still tellingly, opposite the Disney upfront — a buzzy gathering with a host of creators suggested just how much energy the Google unit really had. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026 Ford Energy aims to capitalize on a boom in artificial intelligence and other buzzy investing trends that require a lot of energy and the infrastructure that supports it. Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 May 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 21 May. 2026.

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