buzzier; buzziest
1
: making a buzz
a buzzy sound
… the buzzy song of a golden-winged warbler …—
Wayne Petersen
Wayne Petersen2
informal
: characterized by a buzz of activity
The feel on the street is a buzzy mix of city purposefulness and communal ease …—Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy3
informal
: causing or characterized by a lot of speculative or excited talk or attention : generating buzz (see buzz entry 2 sense 2e)
The term foodie was coined in the early 1980s, at about the same time Wolfgang Puck began serving gourmet pizzas at his buzzy Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.—Lisa Abend
Lisa Abend… Sesame Street now leaks spoofs of buzzy shows like Mad Men and True Blood online before they air …—Tanner Stransky
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The opening weekend miss for what was a very buzzy Sundance title back in 2023 about a troubled but ambitious bodybuilder follows controversy around its star and comes at a tough time for indie films in general.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
The space is being built above the buzzy Pastis restaurant, with a target opening of late June to early July, the head of Station DC, James Barlia, tells Axios.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The beauty industry is chock-full of buzzy new face serums, moisturizers, and facial exfoliators, but nothing hits reset on your skin quite like a great face wash.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
From losing an Oscar for a buzzy Cannes premiere, to potentially winning an Emmy for a Taylor Sheridan show, would be as weird as anything that happens to Demi in The Substance.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
The space is being built above the buzzy Pastis restaurant, with a target opening of late June to early July, the head of Station DC, James Barlia, tells Axios.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The beauty industry is chock-full of buzzy new face serums, moisturizers, and facial exfoliators, but nothing hits reset on your skin quite like a great face wash.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
From losing an Oscar for a buzzy Cannes premiere, to potentially winning an Emmy for a Taylor Sheridan show, would be as weird as anything that happens to Demi in The Substance.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Buzzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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