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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Tom’s of Maine was demonstrating how businesses could balance profitability with environmental stewardship and social responsibility long before sustainability became a corporate buzzword.
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Big Retail, Big AI AI is ditching its buzzword status in retail.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
But taken as a whole, the roundtable discussion shows much more earnest engagement and a slightly stronger desire to learn than whenever adults toss buzzwords at one another.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
In workforce development, there are buzzwords that pop up in nearly every conversation.
—Michael McShane, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Big Retail, Big AI AI is ditching its buzzword status in retail.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
But taken as a whole, the roundtable discussion shows much more earnest engagement and a slightly stronger desire to learn than whenever adults toss buzzwords at one another.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
In workforce development, there are buzzwords that pop up in nearly every conversation.
—Michael McShane, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Buzzword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzword. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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