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    Buzzword - Wikipedia

    A buzzword is a word or phrase, new or already existing, that becomes popular for a period of time. Buzzwords often derive from technical terms yet often have much of the original technical meaning removed through fashionable use, being simply used to impress others. Some buzzwords retain their true … See more

    The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines a buzzword (hyphenating the term as buzz-word) as a slogan, or as a fashionable piece of jargon: a chic, fashionable, voguish, … See more

    The origin of buzzwords can be seen in Hallgren & Weiss (1946) as coming from business students studying at Harvard University as … See more

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    • Cluley, Robert (January 11, 2013). "What Makes a Management Buzzword Buzz?". Organization Studies. 34: 33–43. doi:10.1177/0170840612464750. S2CID 143649572 See more

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    Jon Keegan of the Wall Street Journal has published a Business Buzzwords Generator, which allows readers to use a randomizer to … See more

    Ambiguity – Type of uncertainty of meaning in which several interpretations are plausible
    Buzzword bingo – Bingo-style word game
    Buzzword compliant – Suggests product supports fashionable … See more

    • Negus, K.; Pickering, M. (2004). Creativity, Communication and Cultural Value. Sage Publishing.
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  8. buzz·word
    noun
    informal
    1. a word or phrase, often an item of jargon, that is fashionable at a particular time or in a particular context:
      "the latest buzzword in international travel is “ecotourism”"
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