buzz v.3
1. to throw (hard).
Regiment 5 Sept. 342: [cartoon caption] He buzzed the whole lot at his head. | ||
Sporting Times 13 May 4/4: Buzz away, Frank, old man; don’t you mind ’em. | ||
(con. WW1) Patrol 42: ‘That lead confetti you buzz out of cane-handled shovels . . . it stings like rain in hell’. | ||
Otterbury Incident 23: The Prune buzzed a half-brick at Ted. I should have said we’d made a strict rule against throwing stones during our battles. | ||
Complete Molesworth (1985) 53: There is no need [...] to buzz a brick at it. | ||
OnLine Dict. of Playground Sl. 🌐 buzz v. to throw, as in ‘Oi... buzz it over ’ere mate?’. |
2. (Aus.) to send away.
How to Kiss a Crocodile 37: [A]ctually Neil had buzzed him away from us because he was too close to the back swing. |