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buzz
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a buzz word
a word or phrase that people in a particular group start to use a lot because they think it is important. Minimalism is the latest buzz word in modern architecture.
See also: word

get a buzz from something/doing something (informal)

give someone a buzz - if something gives you a buzz, it makes you feel excited. I get a real buzz from seeing my name in print.
See also: from

give someone a buzz

1. to telephone someone. Give me a buzz when you get home.
(informal)
2. if something gives you a buzz, it makes you feel excited. Watching live bands really gives me a buzz.
See also: give

buzz off
go away. I can't believe he would tell a senator to buzz off.
Usage notes: often used as an order: Buzz off and leave me alone!

give someone a buzz

to telephone someone. I was just wondering if you were up for dinner tonight so give me a buzz if you're around.
See also: give

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He then went over the two-minute time limit for speech and was buzzed off by Garcetti, who recommended that Wiseman and other speakers avail themselves of the service of council ambassadors and the Chief Legislative Analyst's Office if they had additional questions.
``In Piedmont, I was buzzed off the road by a woman in a police car, and I was going the speed limit,'' DeLong said.
 
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