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I thought fizz means eventually to fizzle out and disappear.

• jetrink 5y ago
  In this context, it's an allusion to carbonated drinks and is a different way to say 'bubbly.'
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• rexreed 5y ago
  It's an unfortunate use of term, because while fizzy does mean bubbly and frothy, it can also mean unsustainable because the fizz in drinks never lasts. Author should have / could have used the title "Tech Investors can't get enough of Europe's growing startup scene". Would have conveyed a much less bubbly / frothy / transient nature.
  • echelon 5y ago
    My mind jumped to "fizzling out" before the "fizz" = "frothy" or "fizz is just temporary" associations kicked in. This is definitely a poor choice of adjective.
• escapecharacter 5y ago
  They have to say fizzing because not all of the startups are in the Champagne region of France.