Definition of bzzt

bzzt

interjection

• the sound a buzzer makes. Onomatopoeia. Used to indicate that someone answered a question incorrectly. A reference to quiz game shows in which a buzzer sounds when an incorrect answer has been given or time is up.

  Woman: Question: are you going to get some tonight?
  
  Man: Yes?
  
  Woman: Bzzt!

  Last edited on Oct 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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