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buzzword

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buzz·word  (bzwûrd)
n.
1. A word or phrase connected with a specialized field or group that usually sounds important or technical and is used primarily to impress laypersons: "'Sensitivity' is the buzzword in the beauty industry this fall" (ADWEEK).
2. A stylish or trendy word or phrase.
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Noun1.buzzwordbuzzword - stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
Translations
buzzword [ˈbʌzwɜːd] Npalabra f que está de moda, cliché m

buzzword [ˈbʌzwɜːrd] nmot m à la mode

buzzword
n buzzword [ˈbazwəː(r)d]
a word or phrase that is frequently used because of its importance or popularity especially among a certain age-group or profession Recycling' is the new buzzword. modewoord, gonswoord كَلِمَه شائِعَه / مُتَرَدِّدَه често употребявана дума módní slovo/pojem modeord das Modewort δημοφιλής φράση ή λέξη palabra pegadiza trendisõna واژۀ باب روز mot á la mode מִלָה אפנַתִית @@@מִילָה אוֹפנַתִית$$$ मंत्र popularna riječ divatos frázis v. kifejezés v. szó kata populer parola tecnica (alla moda) 専門語的な流行語 madingas/populiarus žodelis/posakis populārs vārds perkataan yang terkenal modewoord sjargong(uttrykk); moteord modne słowo модное словечко heslo, módne slovo modna beseda aktuelna reč slagord คำศัพท์เฉพาะ cafcaflı söz, gösterişli söz 時髦詞語 патетика, пафос مقبولِ عام الفاظ từ thông dụng


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Haneberg serves up some attention-grabbing terms like "saves" (feedback that helps prevent problems) and "chunking" (carving out blocks of time in which you focus on just one thing), and most of the book, while conversational, does seem to spotlight the latest buzzwords on office behavior.
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