buzzword

See also: buzz-word and buzz word

English

Examples (English words often considered buzzwords)
win-win empowerment paradigm shift sustainability

Alternative forms

Etymology

U.S. 1970s from buzz +‎ word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

buzzword (plural buzzwords)

(derogatory) A word 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.
Their salespeople know all the right buzzwords, but they can’t really help you solve your problems.

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Translations

word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon

Chinese:
Mandarin: 流行詞, 流行词 (liúxíngcí), 行話 (zh), 行话 (zh) (hánghuà)
Danish: modeord n
Dutch: buzzwoord n
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: iskusana (fi), muotisana, kapulakielinen sana
French: mot à la mode m, mot en vogue m, buzzword (fr) m
German: Modewort (de) n, sinnentleertes Modewort n, Schlagwort (de) n, leeres Schlagwort n, abgedroschene Phrase f, Buzzword n
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: hívószó, divatszó, bűvszó, frázis (hu), szlogen (hu), klisé (hu)
Icelandic: tískuorð m

Irish: dordfhocal m
Japanese: バズワード (bazuwādo)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Polish: buzzword (pl) m
Portuguese: buzzword (pt) m or f
Russian: мо́дное сло́во n (módnoje slóvo)
Spanish: palabra de moda
Swedish: buzzword n
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: moda sözcük, tutulan sözcük, moda kelime, tutulan kelime
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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Estonian: kantseliit

Portuguese

Noun

buzzword m or f (in variation) (plural buzzwords)

buzzword (fashionable technical jargon)

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