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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The buzzword surrounding the start of Arteta’s reign at Arsenal was standards.
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Preparation and analysis have become buzzwords when defining modern cricket at the highest level.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Agentic finance has become a buzzword in fintech, as the likes of Stripe and Visa predict that, in the near future, humans will task bots to order groceries for them, pay for subscriptions on their behalf, or move money between their bank accounts.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Google doesn’t always explain its buzzwords very well.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Preparation and analysis have become buzzwords when defining modern cricket at the highest level.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Agentic finance has become a buzzword in fintech, as the likes of Stripe and Visa predict that, in the near future, humans will task bots to order groceries for them, pay for subscriptions on their behalf, or move money between their bank accounts.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Google doesn’t always explain its buzzwords very well.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
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 30 May. 2026.
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