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buzzword

noun

Meaning

  1. 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 / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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