buzz-phrase

See also: buzzphrase

English

Etymology

buzz +‎ phrase

Noun

buzz-phrase (plural buzz-phrases)

A phrase drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject.

Related terms

buzzword

Translations

A phrase drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject

German: abgedroschene Phrase f, Schlagwort. n

Spanish: frase zumbona

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