buzzword

English

noun

Definitions

(pejorative) A word 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

Affix from English buzz (information spread behind the scenes, feeling rush of energy excitement, widespread rumor, major topic of conversation) + English word.

Origin

English

word

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

McWord English
Wonderword English
WordNet English
abuzz English
afterword English
arrowword English
backword English
bareword English
baseword English
buzz English
buzz-phrase English
buzzcut English
buzzer English
buzzest English
buzzeth English
buzzie English
buzzkill English
buzzle English
buzzless English
buzzlike English
buzzsaw English
buzzstorm English
buzzwordy English
buzzworm English
buzzworthy English
buzzy English
byword English
catchword English
codeword English
counterword English
crossword English
doubleword English
foreword English
frankenword English
fuzzword English
gainword English
guideword English
halfword English
headword English
honeyword English
hotword English
interword English
joey word English
keyword English
kiloword English
loanword English
longword English
megaword English
metaword English
midword English
misword English
multi-word English
nameword English
non-word English
octoword English
outbuzz English
overword English
p-word English
partword English
password English
phoneword English
polyword English
protoword English
pseudoword English
quadword English
reword English
safe word English
safeword English
startword English
stopword English
subword English
syncword English
underword English
ur-word English
urword English
wanderword English
watchword English
word English
word break English
word-deafness English
word-hoard English
word-lover English
word-perfect English
word-stock English
wordable English
wordage English
wordaholic English
wordbook English
wordbuilding English
wordcount English
wordcraft English
worder English
wordfact English
wordfest English
wordfinal English
wordfinding English
wordflow English
wordform English
wordful English
wordhood English
wordie English
wordinitial English
wordish English
wordlength English
wordless English
wordlet English
wordlike English
wordline English
wordlist English
wordlore English
wordly English
wordmaker English
wordmark English
wordmeal English
wordmonger English
wordness English
wordnet English
wordoid English
wordology English
wordplay English
wordpool English
wordprocess English
wordscape English
wordshaping English
wordship English
wordsize English
wordsmith English
wordsome English
wordster English
wordstring English
wordwise English
wordy English
workword English
buzz French
buzzword Portuguese
バズる Japanese
バズワード Japanese
ワード Japanese
word Middle English
pulong hinulaman Cebuano
pulong hinuwaman Cebuano
vöd Volapük
wod Tok Pisin
word Chinese Pidgin English