buzzy

[ buhz-ee ]

adjective

, buzz·i·er, buzz·i·est.

1. making a buzzing sound:

   the distinctive buzzy song of the black-throated blue warbler.

2. Slang. generating or feeling intense enthusiasm, excitement, etc.:

   She costars in a buzzy new film that opens Wednesday.

   The tech conference got us all inspired and buzzy.

3. Slang. slightly intoxicated or overstimulated from liquor or drugs.
4. Slang. lively; bustling:

   The city of Geneva is buzzy enough to make a memorable trip.

Word History and Origins

Origin of buzzy¹

First recorded in 1870–75; buzz + -y ¹

Example Sentences

If you are finding yourself unversed in the ways of Hot Domingo and what it means to be arrested at a Sabrina Carpenter concert, buzzy headlines circulating online following the "Espresso" singer's performance in Inglewood on Sunday may put you in the same shoes as a lady expressing her befuddlement via a post to social media on Tuesday, writing, "I’m so out of touch. WTF is this Domingo Sabrina Carpenter stuff? Like who are these people???!!!"

From Salon

Anolik is less charitable about Babitz’s subsequent work, which she considers to be attenuated and strained, lacking the buzzy exuberance of “Slow Days, Fast Company.”

From Los Angeles Times

The buzzy controversy kicked off on Thursday after Brand shared the photo of himself beaming, holding his red hat up for all to see, to which Scherzinger commented, “Where do I get this hat?”

From Salon

A buzzy demo tape won them a contract with British label 4AD, and they were quickly embraced by the indie music press, where one writer described their corrosive sound as "a wild new shock".

From BBC

Slate is full of praise for both actors, saying that she will be first in line later this year to see Adams’ buzzy “Nightbitch,” a movie that shares with “Lifeform” themes of postpartum animalism.

From Los Angeles Times