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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Real-time event streaming has transitioned from a buzzword to a cornerstone in finance.
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Murugan Lakshmanan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Gentle parenting has become a buzzword on social media, often presented as a calm, connected, and compassionate alternative to traditional discipline.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 5 May 2025
Nebulous American buzzwords replace transcendance, and Pirates!
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, the writers appear more concerned with using buzzwords of the ideological orthodoxy all too present on college campuses, than actually tackling the issues at the heart of the problem.
—Nikos Mohammadi, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
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Murugan Lakshmanan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Gentle parenting has become a buzzword on social media, often presented as a calm, connected, and compassionate alternative to traditional discipline.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 5 May 2025
Nebulous American buzzwords replace transcendance, and Pirates!
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, the writers appear more concerned with using buzzwords of the ideological orthodoxy all too present on college campuses, than actually tackling the issues at the heart of the problem.
—Nikos Mohammadi, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 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 13 May. 2025.
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