buzzy

adjective

ˈbə-zē 

buzzier; buzziest

1

: making a buzz

a buzzy sound

… the buzzy song of a golden-winged warbler …

—Wayne Petersen

2

informal : characterized by a buzz of activity

The feel on the street is a buzzy mix of city purposefulness and communal ease …

—Andrew McCarthy

3

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

… Sesame Street now leaks spoofs of buzzy shows like Mad Men and True Blood online before they air …

—Tanner Stransky

Examples of buzzy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The buzzy lobby of Château Voltaire was brimming with models, celebrities, and tastemakers, all gathered for a singular night in Paris to celebrate Frame. —Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025

The buzzy introduction of agentic AI alone is enough to keep any CTO's head spinning with its ability to make enterprise-specific decisions autonomously, and potentially strip out multiple layers of decision-making infrastructure. —Alexandre De Vigan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

And there are plenty of fabulous hotels in Rome, from buzzy new properties to opulent grand dames. —Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 4 Mar. 2025

Pegged to the Apple TV+ hit's buzzy second season, the Severance team has teamed up with State Farm to help young adults who are separating — or, rather, severing — from a parent's auto insurance policy. —Dory Jackson, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for buzzy

• fuzzy