'buzz term' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is usually used to refer to a phrase or word that has become popular, especially among a certain group of people. For example, "The 'gig economy' is a buzz term that has become popular amongst tech start-ups."
The buzz term in brewing nowadays is not real ale, but craft beer.
This year's buzz term is "Intervention Art" — covering works that repurpose existing art, audience or space, to give it a different context.
"As 'ecosystem approaches' becomes the buzz term, here's a fishery that genuinely ticks the economic, social and environmental boxes," says Harvey.
The new buzz term is a "contestable fund" handling bids from broadcasters and producers seeking support for strands such as arts, current affairs and educational programmes.
8. TRENDING If "relational aesthetics" was the buzz term a few years back, the phrase being bandied around now is "screen culture" — a nod to the plethora of digital art shown on projection walls, iPads and laptops.
One sector earmarked for growth is cloud computing, the technology industry's buzz term for tapping into computing resources and information in big data centers remotely over the Internet from anywhere, as if the services were in a cloud.
In buzz terms, the 'tweetwalk' certainly worked out well for them.
Mike Molesworth, senior lecturer in consumer cultures at Bournemouth University, said some students wanted to "tick off skills on a CV and regurgitate the best industry buzz terms".
Instead, the buzz terms become "coalition building", the formation of "alliances", etc. etc.
That it took so long for someone to combine these buzz terms into one money-making venture is just one of several mysteries surrounding Rescue Forensics, a new startup.
I can tell he's perplexed, as many have been before him, wondering how I ended up directing a program where the buzz terms are " start-up capital," "profit margin" and "ROI" instead of working for an NGO in Africa.
