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
Examples of buzzword in a Sentence
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The term was nominated as one of Japan’s top buzzwords of 2023.
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Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
And while some of that chatter is likely just CEOs bandying about buzzwords, another graph in the report shows that 55 percent of companies included in a McKinsey survey have implemented AI in at least one business unit.
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—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024
No amount of buzzwords or fuzzy talk erases that reality.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
Patient engagement and experience will be big buzzwords in 2024—and for good reason.
—Ariel Katz, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The concept emerged as a buzzword of sorts among many of Silicon Valley’s elite — including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman — even before the public launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 re-upped a global debate about automation disrupting jobs.
—Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
That’s a geopolitical buzzword that describes the practice of running supply chains only through countries that are close political partners.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2024
Mesotherapy Popularly used to target facial wrinkles and folds, injectables are a buzzword in skincare.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
Artificial intelligence is the buzzword of our time, with technologists insisting that every organisation should be making use of AI to remain competitive.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
And while some of that chatter is likely just CEOs bandying about buzzwords, another graph in the report shows that 55 percent of companies included in a McKinsey survey have implemented AI in at least one business unit.
10.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024
No amount of buzzwords or fuzzy talk erases that reality.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
Patient engagement and experience will be big buzzwords in 2024—and for good reason.
—Ariel Katz, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The concept emerged as a buzzword of sorts among many of Silicon Valley’s elite — including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman — even before the public launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 re-upped a global debate about automation disrupting jobs.
—Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
That’s a geopolitical buzzword that describes the practice of running supply chains only through countries that are close political partners.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2024
Mesotherapy Popularly used to target facial wrinkles and folds, injectables are a buzzword in skincare.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
Artificial intelligence is the buzzword of our time, with technologists insisting that every organisation should be making use of AI to remain competitive.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Buzzword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzword. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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