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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Mindfulness unpacked Mindfulness has become a buzzword of late, with initiatives now present in schools, boardrooms and even among first responders.
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Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
For banks seeking growth, alternative data isn’t a buzzword anymore.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In Cole’s telling, these are not buzzwords but deliberate design choices to tackle the bottlenecks that keep green hydrogen expensive.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
And, of course, AI… The buzzword of 2025 (and 2024, and possibly 2023) — generative AI — will inevitably have its moment at center stage, too.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
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Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
For banks seeking growth, alternative data isn’t a buzzword anymore.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In Cole’s telling, these are not buzzwords but deliberate design choices to tackle the bottlenecks that keep green hydrogen expensive.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
And, of course, AI… The buzzword of 2025 (and 2024, and possibly 2023) — generative AI — will inevitably have its moment at center stage, too.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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