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)
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
A buzzword is a word or expression that has become fashionable in a particular field and is being used a lot by the media. Biodiversity was the buzzword of the Rio Earth Summit. a word or phrase from one special area of knowledge that people suddenly think is very important
{i} password, key word; fashion word, technical word or neologism that has become stylish, vogue word