buzzword

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Etymology

Coined in the 1970s in the United States, from buzz +‎ word.

Pronunciation

Noun

buzzword (plural buzzwords)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
    Their salespeople know all the right buzzwords, but they can't really help you solve your problems.
    • 1972 May 14, Marylyn Bender, “Harvard's Brahmin Radical”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Ideology is a [George Cabot] Lodge buzzword, as they say in business schools, the first word that sends many executives and students who would emulate them, into fury.
    • 2018 June 19, Gideon Lewis-Kraus, “Inside the Crypto World's Biggest Scandal”, in Wired‎, →ISSN:
      There is great confusion and debate about what a blockchain even is—some people argue it’s become a meaningless buzzword—but the standard definition describes a shared, decentralized, cryptographically secure, immutable digital ledger.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English buzzword.

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Noun

buzzword f (plural buzzwords)

  1. buzzword (fashionable technical jargon)
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