Meanings
nounbuzz-phrase (plural buzz-phrases)
plural buzz-phrases
- A phrase 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.
Once Tuchel's England stopped playing themselves into trouble by mimicking Spain's passing style without having anywhere near the quality of their opponents and followed their own "DNA", to use the buzz-phrase of the moment, they actually threatened with power and pace.
2026 September 26, Phil McNulty, “England embrace the chaos - but control also needed to win big prizes”, in BBCSport
Origin
Translations
German abgedroschene Phrase, Schlagwort.
- abgedroschene PhraseA phrase 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
- Schlagwort.A phrase 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
Spanish frase zumbona
- frase zumbonaA phrase 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
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APA
buzz-phrase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buzz-phrase
MLA
“buzz-phrase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buzz-phrase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buzz-phrase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buzz-phrase.
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