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buzzword

/ˈbʌzwɜːd/noun

उच्चारण बज़्वर्ड

चर्चित शब्द, फ़ैशनेबल शब्द, बज़वर्ड

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] often disapproving

    a word or phrase, especially one connected with a particular subject, that has become fashionable and popular and is used a lot in newspapers and other media

    चर्चित शब्द, फ़ैशनेबल शब्द, बज़वर्ड

    • 'Sustainability' has become the latest buzzword in business.
    • The report is full of management buzzwords.
    • Cloud became a buzzword in the technology industry.
    + 2 more examples
    • Teachers are tired of every new buzzword in education.
    • Avoid buzzwords in your job application.

    Synonyms catchword catchphrase slogan jargon

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

buzzword (countable noun)

A fashionable word or phrase, especially from business, technology or education, that is used a lot for a short time.

ऐसा चलन वाला शब्द या वाक्यांश, विशेषकर व्यापार, तकनीक या शिक्षा से, जो कुछ समय के लिए बहुत प्रयोग होता है।

  • 'Artificial intelligence' is the latest buzzword in classrooms.
  • Digital India became a buzzword after the campaign.

buzzword for / in / of

'Buzzword for' names the field; 'buzzword in' names the area; 'buzzword of the year' marks the time.

'Buzzword for' क्षेत्र बताता है, 'buzzword in' जगह या विषय, और 'buzzword of the year' समय।

  • Sustainability is a buzzword in modern business.
  • Start-up was the buzzword of the decade.

buzzword with a mild criticism

The word often suggests that people use the term without understanding it deeply.

यह शब्द प्रायः संकेत देता है कि लोग उसका गहरा अर्थ समझे बिना उसे बोलते हैं।

  • Some leaders just throw buzzwords around without a plan.

buzzword and jargon

A buzzword is often part of jargon, the special vocabulary of a profession. Students should learn the meaning of a buzzword before using it in an essay.

Buzzword प्रायः jargon का हिस्सा होता है, यानी किसी पेशे की विशेष शब्दावली। निबंध में प्रयोग से पहले विद्यार्थियों को उसका अर्थ समझ लेना चाहिए।

  • Learn what a buzzword means before using it in your essay.
  • Management jargon is full of buzzwords.
+Collocations 5

adjective + buzzword

latestnewpopularoverusedfashionabletech

  • Cloud computing was once a new buzzword.

verb + buzzword

usetoss aroundbecomeavoidcoin

  • The speaker kept tossing around buzzwords but gave no examples.

buzzword + noun

bingoculturelistjargon

  • The report was full of buzzword jargon.

buzzword of / in

of the yearof the decadein educationin marketingin politics

  • Personalised learning is a buzzword in education.

buzzword + context

corporate buzzwordtech buzzwordpolitical buzzwordmarketing buzzword

  • Synergy is a corporate buzzword that many employees dislike.
“More examples 6
  • The manager's speech was full of buzzwords but had little substance.

प्रबंधक का भाषण buzzwords से भरा था, पर उसमें सार बहुत कम था।

  • Radhika's teacher asked the class to define the buzzword 'sustainable development'.

राधिका के शिक्षक ने कक्षा से 'sustainable development' नामक buzzword को परिभाषित करने को कहा।

  • Green energy has become the buzzword of the decade.

हरित ऊर्जा इस दशक का buzzword बन गई है।

  • Many buzzwords vanish from use within a few years.

कई buzzwords कुछ वर्षों में प्रयोग से बाहर हो जाते हैं।

  • Politicians love a good buzzword in an election year.

चुनावी वर्ष में नेताओं को अच्छा buzzword बहुत पसंद आता है।

  • The advertisement was full of buzzwords but told us nothing about the product.

विज्ञापन buzzwords से भरा था, पर उत्पाद के बारे में कुछ नहीं बताता था।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ Buzzword are often used in advertising.

✓ Buzzwords are often used in advertising.

A plural subject needs the plural noun with -s.

Plural subject के लिए noun में -s लगाना ज़रूरी है।

✗ It has become a buzzword to the corporate world.

✓ It has become a buzzword in the corporate world.

The area where a buzzword is popular takes 'in'.

जिस क्षेत्र में buzzword लोकप्रिय हो, उसके लिए 'in' आता है।