noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbʌzwɜː(ɹ)d/
General-American:/ˈbʌzwɜɹd/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ʌzwɜː(ɹ)d
CMU ARPABET:B AH1 Z W ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, sometimes
Examples
Their salespeople know all the right buzzwords, but they can't really help you solve your problems.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
