fizzy
Americanadjective
Usage
What does fizzy mean? Fizzy is used to describe things that have a lot of fizz—a bubbliness or bubbly quality, like the kind in a carbonated drink. A much more formal word for fizzy is effervescent. Fizz can also refer to the kind of hissing sound that such bubbliness makes. Fizzy can be used to describe this sound or the thing making it. A fizzy drink that has lost its fizziness is often described as flat. Example: Someone must have shaken up this soda bottle—look how fizzy it is inside!
Etymology
Origin of fizzy
Example Sentences
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Hawkers balancing basins of iced fizzy drinks moved through traffic, offering quick relief to commuters.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
A nod to the 1970s, the Superfly is a fizzy, citrus-forward play on Curtis Mayfield’s 1972 track and is made with Roku Gin and yuzu and sencha syrup.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Drinks high in sugar can include fizzy sodas, energy drinks, sweetened juices, squashes, sweetened tea and coffee, and flavored milks.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
It was 2005, a fizzy New York era before an epic crash, and prospective members of an exclusive new club were informed of their suitability through hand-delivered invitations, each nestled in a white, hand-stitched box.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
The fizzy bath bombs and hair clips are from Tía.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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