buzzword
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of buzzword
Example Sentences
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These two words have some new company in the Overused Buzzword Club.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2013
Web sites like CheesyCoporateLingo.com and TheOfficeLife.com offer alphabetized lists of vacuous phrases, while snarky software programs like Corporate Gibberish Generator, Business Buzzword Generator and MBA Writer automatically generate entire jargon-riddled memos.
From Forbes • Feb. 5, 2013
Unfortunately, cute is rarely a quality that endures. fiscal cliff: TIME chose fiscal cliff as the No. 1 Buzzword of the Year.
From Time • Dec. 27, 2012
November 24 Net-Price Calculator: The Latest Buzzword for College-Bound Families A federally mandated effort to shed light on the sometimes dark art of calculating the cost of college.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2010
“Entrepreneur” is such a vague and nebulously trendy profession that Mattel might as well have released Buzzword Barbie.
From Washington Post
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