buzzword

See also: buzz-word and buzz word

English

Alternative forms

• buzz word
• buzz-word

Etymology

U.S. 1970s from buzz +‎ word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

buzzword (plural buzzwords)

1. (pejorative) 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.

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

Related terms

• buzzword bingo
• buzzword compliance
• buzz-phrase

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
• 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
• Hungarian: hívószó
• Icelandic: tískuorð m

• Irish: dordfhocal m
• Japanese: バズワード (bazuwādo)
• Polish: buzzword (pl) m
• Portuguese: buzzword (pt) m, f
• Russian: мо́дное сло́во n (módnoje slóvo)
• Spanish: palabra de moda
• Swedish: buzzword n
• Turkish: moda sözcük, tutulan sözcük, moda kelime, tutulan kelime

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• Estonian: kantseliit

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Portuguese

Noun

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

1. buzzword (fashionable technical jargon)