buzzword

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  1. noun A word or phrase connected with a specialized field or group that usually sounds important or technical and is used primarily to impress laypersons: "'Sensitivity' is the buzzword in the beauty industry this fall” (ADWEEK).
  2. noun A stylish or trendy word or phrase.

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  • The buzzword is at the top of the card followed by ten clues, each leading to a phrase incorporating that word.
  • Never mind that this year's heart disease buzzword is the "Alpha" personality. —  BETTER TO HAVE LOVED
  • In 2009, a decade after the buzzword was coined, podcasts will make a comeback. —  Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us
  • I'd like to think that the novelty of the buzzword is finally wearing off given the discussion here so far. —  OSNews
  • Curator Gina Washington explores complacency in an age when "change" is becoming a buzzword, and real questions remain about starving children, pointless war and the idea that some people have become drones "satisfied by the sound byte." —  Cleveland Scene
 

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