Buzzy

English

Etymology

buzz

Adjective

Buzzy (comparative buzzier, superlative buzziest)

1. Having a buzzing sound
   • 1988 Kyle Gann Music Notes: Nicolas Collins plays the radio

   Collins shifts the slide, and the trumpet phrase gets faster and faster until it blurs into a buzzy pitch.

2. (informal) Being the subject of cultural buzz
   • 2007 Richard Siklos Big Media’s Crush on Social Networking

   This time, my host asked me if I was part of LinkedIn, a buzzy Web site intended to link people with similar business interests.

Derived terms

• buzzily
• buzziness