buzz-phrase
English
noun
Definitions
- A phrase 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.
Etymology
Compound from English buzz (information spread behind the scenes, feeling rush of energy excitement, widespread rumor, major topic of conversation) + English phrase.
Origin
English
phrase
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abuzz English
- buzz English
- buzzcut English
- buzzer English
- buzzest English
- buzzeth English
- buzzie English
- buzzkill English
- buzzle English
- buzzless English
- buzzlike English
- buzzsaw English
- buzzstorm English
- buzzword English
- buzzworm English
- buzzworthy English
- buzzy English
- catchphrase English
- counterphrase English
- interphrase English
- keyphrase English
- midphrase English
- misphrase English
- outbuzz English
- passphrase English
- phrasable English
- phrasal English
- phrase English
- phrasebook English
- phrasehood English
- phraseless English
- phraselet English
- phrasemaker English
- phrasemaking English
- phraseman English
- phraseme English
- phrasemonger English
- phraseogram English
- phraseograph English
- phraser English
- rephrase English
- signal phrase English
- subphrase English
- phrasis Latin
- buzz French
- バズる Japanese
- buzz
- buzzy
- abuzz
- buzzie
- buzzle
- phrase
- buzzer
- buzzsaw
- buzzest
- outbuzz
- buzzeth
- buzzcut
- phrasal
- phraser
- phraseme
- buzzworm
- buzzword
- rephrase
- buzzkill
- buzzlike
- buzzless
- subphrase
- keyphrase
- phrasable
- midphrase
- phraseman
- buzzstorm
- misphrase
- phraselet
- passphrase
- phraseless
- phrasehood
- phrasebook
- buzzworthy
- phraseogram
- catchphrase
- interphrase
- phrasemaker
- phrasemaking
- phraseograph
- phrasemonger
- counterphrase
- signal phrase