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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread What's the buzz? #115637 11/11/2003 11:49 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Is buzzword a buzzword? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's the buzz? #115638 11/11/2003 12:51 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I have the impression that a "buzzword" is a relatively new coinage, popular with a somewhar small group. Since "buzzword" been in use for several years and is widely known, it is not longer a buzzword. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's the buzz? #115639 11/11/2003 2:00 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky buzz.word (buz´wûrd) n. A usually important-sounding word or phrase used primarily to impress laypersons. buzz.whack.er (buz´wak er) n. A person who receives some degree of pleasure in bursting the bubbles of the pompous. http://www.buzzwhack.com/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's the buzz? #115640 11/11/2003 11:31 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... The buzzword of all buzzwords, of course is: onomatopoeia Please do not ask me to explain my thinking. You either get it or you don't. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's the buzz? #115641 11/12/2003 12:08 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Thanks for the endomusia, Faldo. "What's the buzz? Tell me what's a-happenin'! What's the buzz? Tell me what's a-happenin! What's the buzz? Tell me what's a-happenin'? What's the buzz? Tell me what's a-happenin'?" "Why should you want to know...?" --Jesus Christ Superstar, Weber/Rice (endomusia rather than earworm, 'cause, actually, I kinda like that piece ) (and, yeah, I know this Q&A, so sue me) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's the buzz? #115642 11/12/2003 12:36 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Jesus Christ Superstar, Weber/Rice Now, there's a long distance collaboration - "Timmy, it's me, I'm Carl, I've come home, I'm so cold, let me in at your window." noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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