buzzy
Americanadjective
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making a buzzing sound.
the distinctive buzzy song of the black-throated blue warbler.
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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.
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Slang. slightly intoxicated or overstimulated from liquor or drugs.
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The city of Geneva is buzzy enough to make a memorable trip.
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Origin of buzzy
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This is partly why those ripped-from-the-headlines streaming documentaries are so popular: They reflect stories that are buzzy but fleeting, perfect for those whose attention spans are already shot.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
But the now-defunct company couldn't deliver, Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy, and her fall from grace is chronicled in the buzzy documentary "You Can See Everything."
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Players such as BYD, Li Auto, and XPeng are trying to expand their footprint across the continent, helping to make the show much more buzzy than its U.S. counterparts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
To be precise, the song in question is titled “Ain’t in L.A.” — a woozy banger from the 22-year-old’s buzzy debut album, “Prima.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
She laughs in her new awful buzzy way.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
More than a decade after scam rap emerged from the buzzier, grimier corners of Detroit hip-hop, a scammer anthem from a South Floridian is arguably the song of the summer.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
And this year’s event, set for Saturday night, is expected to be even buzzier, with the news that President Donald Trump will attend for the first time as a sitting president.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
Demand suffered in recent years for many of its core products, from Lunchables to Capri Sun, as consumers turned to both buzzier premium options and cheaper supermarket knockoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The Venice Film Festival is serving up one of the year’s buzzier films as its opening night selection in Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Truth may be buzzier than fiction right now, but that doesn’t mean it’s as interesting.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
The buzziest show of the last year, Heated Rivalry, starring Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, is missing from this year's Emmy nominations.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
University of Chicago researchers and a New York Times journalist have found Pangram, one of the buzziest and most popular A.I. detectors, to operate excellently.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Meanwhile some of China's buzziest AI companies are raising fees as their open-source offerings gain traction among businesses and programmers worldwide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
We also delve into the questions facing American capitalism and take a peek at the Obama Presidential Center and the summer’s buzziest movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
In the age of Ozempic, the buzziest hardcovers are getting smaller — and slip right into your Baggu.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
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