fuzzword

noun

fuzzword

noun

US /ˈfʌz.wɝd/

Etymology From fuzz + word, by analogy with buzzword.

1

A term that is deliberately vague or euphemistic in meaning.

  • In the often emotional arms control debate, there may be no more common fuzzword than "verification."1984 April 14, Michael R. Gordon, “All or Nothing”, in National Journal:

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