buzzword

[buhz-wurd]

noun

1. a word or phrase, often sounding authoritative or technical, that is a vogue term in a particular profession, field of study, popular culture, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of buzzword¹

First recorded in 1965–70; buzz + word

Example Sentences

Now, a coalition of students, academics and alumni are highlighting a growing buzzword: “career funneling”—and debating its merits.

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In a country where “consumption downgrade” has become a buzzword, the rise of spiritual consumption represents not withdrawal but reorientation.

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Strong, nonreactive and corrosion-resistant, titanium is the latest buzzword in cookware.

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He sounds like an apparatchik addressing a party congress on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, repeatedly declaring fealty to “the committee,” using Marxist buzzwords like “praxis,” and casually deploying “Zionist” as a slur.

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“Critics who scour her CV for politically charged buzzwords miss the bigger picture: Her life and career have been defined by service, accountability and results,” Hegar said.

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Related Words

• jargon 
• slang