buzzword

See also: buzz-word and buzz word

English

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

Alternative forms

• buzz word
• buzz-word

Etymology

U.S. 1970s from buzz +‎ word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

buzzword (plural buzzwords)

1. (derogatory) A word drawn from technical jargon, that has gotten abused by people that want to appear impressive but don't truly understand the subject.

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

Related terms

• buzz-phrase
• buzzword bingo
• buzzword compliance

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

From English buzzword.

Noun

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

1. buzzword (fashionable technical jargon)