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buzzword

buzz·word

UK/ˈbʌzwɜː(ɹ)d/ US/ˈbʌzwɜɹd/ uncommon

noun

1.

stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

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Origin

Coined in the 1970s in the United States, from buzz + word.

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