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▪ I. buzzy, a.1|ˈbʌzɪ| [f. buzz n.1 + -y1.] Full of buzzing; buzzing.
1871G. Macdonald Poems for Childr. in Wks. Fancy & Imag. III. 227 The buzzy bees. 1877Blackie Wise Men 101 A buzzy army of mosquitos.
▸ a. Of a person: excited, euphoric, experiencing a buzz (buzz n.1 2b); active, lively; over-stimulated.
1978Golden Life Health News Dec. 5 If I eat a chocolate bar, I feel high and buzzy. 1985Look & Listen (Sydney) Jan. 76/3, I have one Mogadon..on a Sunday night because I'm so buzzy. 1990People (Nexis) 15 Oct. 103 Oh, I was like buzzy, man; full of energy, nosy and curious. 1998Grocer 12 Sept. 120 (advt.) We need buzzy and energetic sales people with creativity and initiative. b. Busy, lively; popular, fashionable, much-talked-about. Cf. buzzing adj.
1982Times 17 Mar. 20/5 (advt.) Up market office, buzzy environment, demanding position. 1989Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 30 Apr. 46/1 Carolina's, the buzzy new up-market eatery at the old West End Markets. 1995N. Hornby High Fidelity (1996) iv. 55 The pub's nearly a third full..and when we walk in Barry points out Andy Kershaw and a guy who writes for Time Out. This is as buzzy as the Lauder ever gets. 2003N.Y. Mag. 21 Apr. 52/1 Their new album..is drawing raves, and this buzzy pair of rockers will be joined..by a country-music legend. ▪ II. buzzy, a.2|ˈbʌzɪ| [cf. buzz n.2, n.3.] ? Rough and hairy; fuzzy.
1836New Month. Mag. XLVI. 80 The long judicial cloak and buzzy wig. 1858Kingsley Chalk-Str. Stud. Misc. (1859) I. 213 The ‘buzzy’ look of the fly. |