buzzword

== English == === Alternative forms === buzz word, buzz-word === Etymology === Coined in the 1970s in the United States, from buzz +‎ word. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbʌzwɜː(ɹ)d/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʌzwɜɹd/ Rhymes: -ʌzwɜː(ɹ)d Hyphenation: buzz‧word === Noun === buzzword (plural buzzwords) (sometimes derogatory) A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: buzzword, buzzwoord → French: buzzword → German: Buzzword → Hebrew: זמזומילה (zimzumilá) (calque) → Irish: dordfhocal (calque) → Polish: buzzword → Portuguese: buzzword → Swedish: buzzword ==== Translations ==== === See also === blind with science == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English buzzword. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -azwoʁdʒi, -azwoɾd Hyphenation: buzz‧word === Noun === buzzword f (plural buzzwords) buzzword (fashionable technical jargon) Near-synonym: chavão