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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But behind the buzzwords are ingredients that fuel inflammation, spike blood sugar, and quietly damage your arteries over time.
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Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
But in politics—especially on the right—new buzzwords can signal what policy goals are coming.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Lots of motivational buzzwords, but Monken believes having this guideline has helped the Black Knights win 58 percent of his games.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
But in politics—especially on the right—new buzzwords can signal what policy goals are coming.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Lots of motivational buzzwords, but Monken believes having this guideline has helped the Black Knights win 58 percent of his games.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Buzzword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzword. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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