Buzzword

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A word or phrase connected with a specialized field or group that usually sounds important or technical and is used primarily to impress laypersons: "'Sensitivity' is the buzzword in the beauty industry this fall” ( ADWEEK).
  • n. A stylish or trendy word or phrase.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hokum    nonsense    nonsensicality    meaninglessness    bunk   
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