buzzword
noun
buzz·word
ˈbəz-ˌwərd 
1
: an important-sounding usually technical word or phrase often of little meaning used chiefly to impress laymen
2
: a voguish word or phrase
called also buzz phrase
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Corporate buzzwords emerged during the post-World War II workplace era as a by-product of merging military and corporate spheres.
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Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
That’s not especially unusual — intensity is a buzzword at almost every Premier League training ground these days.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Many products still treat personalization as a buzzword, while offering few pathways to measure actual learning outcomes.
—Nina Greenwood, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The on-screen text plays on buzzwords and often works as a Call to Action to drive engagement.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
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Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
That’s not especially unusual — intensity is a buzzword at almost every Premier League training ground these days.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Many products still treat personalization as a buzzword, while offering few pathways to measure actual learning outcomes.
—Nina Greenwood, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The on-screen text plays on buzzwords and often works as a Call to Action to drive engagement.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for buzzword
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“Buzzword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzword. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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