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
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That’s the buzzword, especially after the pandemic.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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These days, cashmere is a bit of a buzzword, and many sweaters advertised as cashmere are actually cashmere blends featuring lower-quality (and scratchier) fabrics.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
Scar tissue is a medical term, but in golf it’s become something of a buzzword.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, what is of paramount importance is, to borrow a 2024 buzzword, a demure undetectability.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Tips for Buying a Cashmere Sweater Look for 100 percent cashmere
These days, cashmere is a bit of a buzzword, and many sweaters advertised as cashmere are actually cashmere blends featuring lower-quality (and scratchier) fabrics.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
Scar tissue is a medical term, but in golf it’s become something of a buzzword.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, what is of paramount importance is, to borrow a 2024 buzzword, a demure undetectability.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buzzword
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“Buzzword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzword. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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