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buzz·word

   [buhz-wurd]
noun
a word or phrase, often sounding authoritative or technical, that is a vogue term in a particular profession, field of study, popular culture, etc.
Origin:
1965–70; buzz1 + word
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Buzzword is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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buzzword
1946, from buzz + word. Noted as student slang for the key words in a lecture or reading.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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