Definitions for buzzword

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Spelling: [buhz-wurd]
IPA: /ˈbʌzˌwɜrd/

Buzzword is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 32 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 34 points.

You can make 84 anagrams from letters in buzzword (bdoruwzz).

Definitions for buzzword

noun

  1. a word or phrase, often sounding authoritative or technical, that is a vogue term in a particular profession, field of study, popular culture, etc.

Origin of buzzword

First recorded in 1965-70; buzz1 + word

Examples for buzzword

The latter in particular has become a buzzword for Silicon Valley start-ups.

The perilousness of ubiquity with a hashtag—or any buzzword, for that matter—is that people can too easily forget its origin.

Sustainability” is all the rage as a buzzword, but a $3.6 trillion budget is not “sustainable.

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

The Carter lovefest shows insensitivity to the buzzword of this year—the optics—not just with Israel but with American voters.

“It's for the conference set; the buzzword of 2013's business model,” she said, laughing.

Word Value for buzzword
Scrable

32

Words with friends

34

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