buzzword
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈbʌzˌwɜrd/
- In today's digital age, 'artificial intelligence' has become a buzzword that often lacks real substance.
- become a buzzword
- just a buzzword
- new buzzword
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Watch on YouTubeAnd metabolic health is, is a big sort of buzzword at the moment.
- And metabolic health is, is a big sort of buzzword at the moment.
- We, you hear a lot of buzzwords in these types of conversations.
- I think a lot of these politicians, they're buzzword politicians, right?
- You don't see DEI or race or gender, those buzzwords pretty much anywhere on there.
- You amplify your message with short buzzword phrases.
- Yeah, it's it's the smart home is a buzzword that actually means very little right now.
- Let's face it, things like mindfulness, these are Wellness buzzwords.
- Enable is an overused word so much it's become a buzzword.
- They don't care about all these buzzwords and what they mean, and they're entitled to it.
- And so other digital currencies are optimized for bells and whistles and buzzwords.
- So you know, like ginseng, Siberian ginseng, maca, ashagandha, all those buzzwords out there.
Examples
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But there is also a sense that e-discovery is a buzzword, confusing people as to what's really going on.
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Outreach, collaboration, and interdisciplinary work have, of course, become well-known buzzwords in the world of higher education.
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Yeah, it's it's the smart home is a buzzword that actually means very little right now.
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And metabolic health is, is a big sort of buzzword at the moment.
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And I think sometimes these things become buzzwords to the point that they lose their meaning.
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"Patient navigator" is the new buzzword in health care.
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Basically the word sustainable is a buzzword and there's no such thing in the hotel world.
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The big educational buzzwords these days are "STEM" and "Common Core."
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The past decade has been particularly identified by the buzzwords of accountability and outcomes.
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The term "PLN" has become a fairly popular buzzword in educational networks, journals, and literature.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.9
A short phrase many people know and repeat
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3.3
A common saying used so often it sounds tired
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7.6
A short word or phrase often used by a group as a slogan
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Buzzword comes from buzz, which means a low excited sound or 'talk', and word, so it is a word that creates a lot of attention. That's why a buzzword is often used so much that it loses its original meaning.