buzz

1. n. a call on the telephone. (Usually with give. See also jingle.)

□ I’ll give you a buzz tomorrow.

□ I got a buzz from him yesterday.

2. tv. to call someone on the telephone.

□ Buzz me about noon.

□ I’ll buzz Mary and see if she can go.

3. tv. to signal someone with a buzzer.

□ I’ll buzz my secretary.

□ Did you buzz, Gloria?

4. n. a thrill.

□ I got a real buzz out of that.

□ The dancers gave the old man a buzz.

5. n. a chuckle.

□ She gets a buzz out of reading the comics.

□ Here’s a little joke that’ll give you a buzz.

6. n. the initial effects of drinking alcohol or taking certain drugs.

□ Sam got a little buzz from the wine, but he still needed something stronger.

□ She took a hit and leaned back, waiting for the buzz.