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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A template was then set up for other Instagrammers to take advantage, going on to encompass buzzy topics like East Asian rappers, the use of A.I. in the insurance industry, and the Himalayas.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
The programs also are buzzy on social media, with YA titles representing 30% of Netflix’s most-talked-about titles since 2022, according to the Los Gatos-based company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
On paper, it’s easy to dismiss it as another celebrity chef event, many of which have become exercises in exclusivity — expensive tickets, buzzy names and Instagrammable bites.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
A US review panel on Friday recommended loosening restrictions on all but one of a buzzy class of peptides, dismissing protests from medical experts who say none are well-studied enough to justify wide access.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
I return to my search, and hope this buzzy feeling dissipates.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
Commercial real estate must now compete with these buzzier assets for capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
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
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
Server CPUs are the buzziest part of Intel’s business this year, but they’re not the only element of the investment narrative around the stock.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Though other factors like corporate-governance reforms have also buoyed indexes, the staggering amount investors have poured into AI and tech means the buzziest stocks are heavily owned and vulnerable to profit-taking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
You've got a new film out, and the Netflix show you're part of is one of the streamer's buzziest new additions.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
"Sinners" and "Weapons" -- both of which Williamson praised -- were some of last year's buzziest hits.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
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