"fuzzword" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-fuzzword.ogg [Midland-American-English] (note: us), en-au-fuzzword.ogg [Australia] Forms: fuzzwords [plural]
Etymology: fuzz + word, by analogy with buzzword. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fuzz|word}} fuzz + word, {{m|en|buzzword}} buzzword Head templates: {{en-noun}} fuzzword (plural fuzzwords)
  1. A term that is deliberately vague or euphemistic in meaning.

Inflected forms

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