bzzt

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interjection

The sound of a game show buzzer or of electricity. Often used as a reaction to a wrong answer.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

interjection

alternative bzzzt

  1. onomatopoeicThe sound of a game show buzzer or of electricity. Often used as a reaction to a wrong answer.

    Pressing an imaginary button, Crichton said, "Bzzt! Wrong answer."

    2001, Keith R A DeCandido, Rockne S O'Bannon, Farscape: House of Cards
    2 more examples

    The buzzer on Matthew's desk rang violently at this point, bzzt-bzzt...

    1921, Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook

    You sing him a new song, bzzt — a connection is made. You tickle his toes, bzzt — there goes another.

    2000, Linda P Acredolo, Susan Goodwyn, Baby minds: brain-building games your baby will love

Origin

Translations

Japanese ブッブー, ブー
  • ブッブー (bubbū)wrong answer!
  • ブー (bū)wrong answer!
Korean 땡
  • 땡 (ttaeng)wrong answer!
Cite this entry
APA

bzzt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bzzt

MLA

“bzzt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bzzt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bzzt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bzzt.

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