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catch a buzz

catch a buzz verb: to become slightly inebriated, but not yet quite drunk.

Verb

catch a buzz (third-person singular simple present catches a buzz, present participle catching a buzz, simple past and past participle caught a buzz)

  1. (US, slang) To become slightly inebriated, but not yet quite drunk.

Forms of catch a buzz

third-person singular presentcatches a buzz
present participlecatching a buzz
past participlecaught a buzz
pastcaught a buzz

Questions about catch a buzz

What does catch a buzz mean?
Catch a buzz means to become slightly inebriated, but not yet quite drunk.
What part of speech is catch a buzz?
Catch a buzz is a verb.
What is the past tense of catch a buzz?
The past tense of catch a buzz is caught a buzz.

Words near catch a buzz in the dictionary

  1. catch
  2. CATCH 22 syndrome
  3. CATCH 22 syndromes
  4. catch a body
  5. catch a break
  6. catch a buzz
  7. catch a case
  8. catch a cold
  9. catch a crab
  10. catch a date
  11. catch a dick

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