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buzzword

[ buhz-wurd ]SEE DEFINITION OF buzzword

Synonyms for buzzword

  • jargon
  • slang
  • argot
  • cant
  • doublespeak
  • lingo
  • phraseology
  • fuzzword
  • mediaspeak
  • policyspeak
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Antonyms for buzzword

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EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR BUZZWORD

Netconomy started as a buzzword, joining net, network, and economy.

WORD ORIGIN

also buzz word, 1946, from buzz (n.) + word (n.). Noted as Harvard student slang for the key words in a lecture or reading. Perhaps from the use of buzz in the popular counting game.

MORE RELATED WORDS FOR BUZZWORD

banality

nouncommon saying

catch phrase

nounpopular saying

cliche

nounoverused, hackneyed phrase

cliché

nounoverused, hackneyed phrase

meme

nouncultural item repeatedly transmitted

meteor

nounanything that progresses with spectacular speed
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