What it means
Means you're really excited, full of energy, and in a properly good mood because something's gone your way or something class is about to happen. You can be buzzing after good news, before a night out, or when the whole vibe just clicks. It's that fizzy, charged-up happy, not automatically drunk or mashed.
Usage examples
"Got two tickets for the derby and the gaffer gave me Friday off, so we're off for pints early. I'm buzzing for it, mate."
"We got front-row tickets for the reunion tour, and the whole group chat has been buzzing about it since the second they went on sale."
"I'm absolutely buzzing, got the job and we're out celebrating tonight."
"She'd been buzzing all day once she found out she was seeing him at the festival."
"He's passed his driving test first go and now he's buzzing all weekend."
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Where it comes from
It comes from the literal buzz, that humming, vibrating sound you get from bees, electricity, or machinery. English has used buzz and buzzing figuratively for ages to mean excitement, activity, or a charged feeling. In modern British slang it settled nicely into meaning dead excited, lively, and glowing with energy.
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