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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Change will come when business leaders stop treating inclusion as a buzzword and start treating it as a responsibility.
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Respect was the incendiary buzzword for a back-and-forth between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko, the fallout of which has extended well beyond the initial encounter on Wednesday.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword thrown around in the boardroom.
—Sopnendu Mohanty, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
In fact, the newest buzzword from publishing executives is ‘zero click searches’ whereby not a single action is taken after a search is performed.
—Adam Singolda, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Respect was the incendiary buzzword for a back-and-forth between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko, the fallout of which has extended well beyond the initial encounter on Wednesday.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword thrown around in the boardroom.
—Sopnendu Mohanty, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
In fact, the newest buzzword from publishing executives is ‘zero click searches’ whereby not a single action is taken after a search is performed.
—Adam Singolda, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Buzzword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzword. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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