[Vocabulary] Meaning of buzz?

[anikoa]

What does buzz mean in this text?

'My Dad brought me down to London when I was ten. It was a buzz just being here. I was impressed by the huge buildings and the variety of architecture. It fascinates me.'

Does it mean that London was so busy for him?

Aniko

 

[birdeen's call]

The AHD defines "buzz":

Slang A state of pleasant intoxication, as from alcohol.

 

[BobK]

To remember this one, think of the connection with 'pleasing'.

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[TheParser]

What does buzz mean in this text?

NOT A TEACHER


Yesterday I was feeling a little depressed.

I needed a buzz.

So I drank a can of diet soda.

It pepped me right up.

 

[JohnParis]

* [FONT=&quot]Does it mean that London was so busy for him?[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]No, not really. It means that being in London (maybe for the first time) provoked feelings of excitement and activity (and possibly euphoria).[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]John
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[BobK]

What does buzz mean in this text?

'My Dad brought me down to London when I was ten. It was a buzz just being here. I was impressed by the huge buildings and the variety of architecture. It fascinates me.'

Does it mean that London was so busy for him?

Aniko

Just a thought: that last question (which JP has answered) suggests to me that maybe you don't know that 'busy' is pronounced /'bɪzi:/ (and also the related 'business' - which has yet another trap [only two syllables: /'bɪznəs/])

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[anikoa]

It's clear now. Thank you for the replies.

 

[anikoa]

What does 'It pepped me right up.' mean?

 

[TheParser]

What does 'It pepped me right up.' mean?

NOT A TEACHER


(1) My dictionary defines it as "add liveliness."

(2) In other words, I was feeling blue (a bit sad/depressed), but after drinking that

diet soda, I was feeling "alive" again. It reinvigorated me.

 

[BobK]

NOT A TEACHER


(1) My dictionary defines it as "add liveliness."

(2) In other words, I was feeling blue (a bit sad/depressed), but after drinking that

diet soda, I was feeling "alive" again. It reinvigorated me.

The people who named Pepsi Cola were probably not entirely unaware of this connotation! (Maybe the influence was in the other direction though: the drink was said to improve peptic hygiene, and the phrasal verb 'to pep up' derives from that too.)

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