buzzword
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 32
- Words With Friends
- 34
- Letters
- 8
/ˈbʌzwɜː(ɹ)d/
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/ˈbʌzwɜː(ɹ)d/ · /ˈbʌzwɜɹd/
Definition of buzzword
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(derogatory, sometimes)A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
“Their salespeople know all the right buzzwords, but they can't really help you solve your problems.”
“Ideology is a [George Cabot] Lodge buzzword, as they say in business schools, the first word that sends many executives and students who would emulate them, into fury.”
“There is great confusion and debate about what a blockchain even is—some people argue it’s become a meaningless buzzword—but the standard definition describes a shared, decentralized, cryptographically secure, immutable digital ledger.”
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Etymology
Coined in the 1970s in the United States, from buzz + word.
Words you can make from buzzword
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