Favorite Buzz Phrases

If you work in the computer industry you have probably encountered a manager who speaks like this. I've worked with my share, even throw some buzzwords around when I get bored in another long, pointless, InterWorld meeting. If you're having a rough day at the office, read through the list and have a hearty laugh. Most of these buzz phrases were copied from http://www.buzzword-bingo.com.

Enjoy,

  • “Walk the walk.”
  • “Talk the talk.”
  • “Crack an elephant.”
  • “Box the whole project.”
  • “A firm and tight agenda.”
  • “Massage it around.”
  • “We need to ring-fence.”
  • “Muddying the waters.”
  • “This is a vanilla flavored solution.”
  • “There’s lots of poison to neutralize and suck out.”
  • “Throw the baby in the bath water.”
  • “Getting to yes.”
  • “Am I right or am I right?”
  • “Sharpening the saw.”
  • “You’re now sitting on top.”
  • “Racing down the track and falling between the gaps.”
  • “Let’s start the ball rolling here.”
  • “We have a schedule. We have a train. We leave on time.”
  • “Swinging in different directions.”
  • “Tasted the blood...”
  • “Stroke their egos.”
  • “We’re going to have to time-slice it.”
  • “The best fruits on the table.”
  • “Coming under a wider umbrella.”
  • “Throwing a curve ball.”
  • “The flavor of the month.”
  • “Creating a top flight team.”
  • “Bigger of the two prizes.”
  • “Knocking on opened doors.”
  • “Mobilize the troops...”
  • “Clear the decks.”
  • “Shake the tree a little bit.”
  • “A caviar solution...”
  • “Hit the ground running.”
  • “Dangle the carrot.”
  • “The nature of the beast.”
  • “Singing from the same hymn sheet.”
  • “Singing the same song.”
  • “Up the wall.”
  • “Stroking them through the process.”
  • “Fuel to flame the fire.”
  • “Commitment to the deliverables.”
  • “Promote a united front.”
  • “Tie up the loose ends...”
  • “Line in the sand.
  • “Stake in the sand.”
  • “The challenge right now...”
  • “Quick and dirty.”
  • “If you will...”
  • “Push it across the line.”
  • “Best in class.”
  • “Take it to the next level.”
  • “Raise the bar.”
  • “There is a tremendous opportunity for enhancement.”
  • “Put it in a matrix.”
  • “On the fly.”
  • “A force to be reckoned with.”
  • “On my radar screen.”
  • “Our software, strategy, and methodology is fully buzzword compliant.”
  • “Let’s take that offline...”
  • “Thinking outside the box.”
  • “At the end of the day...”
  • “From the standpoint of...”
  • “A force to reckon with...”
  • “Right church, wrong pew.”
  • “On my radar screen.”
  • “Manage my expectations.”
  • “At any rate...”
  • “One stop shopping”
  • “Quote, unquote”
  • “The bottom line is...”
  • “Investing in people.”
  • “I’ll touch base with you soon.”
  • “Yadda yadda yadda...”
  • “Call up from my memory bank.”
  • “Coming down the pike.”
  • “As we move forward...”
  • “You’re just out of the loop.”
  • “Mark of excellence.”
  • “We have to grow this company.”
  • “Employees make the company.”
  • “Across the board.”
  • “Take it on board.”
  • “Looks like we’re on the same page.”
  • “Wave of the future.”
  • “We need to aggregate the eyeballs.”
  • “Disintermediate the content provider.”
  • “So where do you stand on...”
  • “Let’s target a get-together.”
  • “Muscle behind the magic.”
  • “It’s time to bring closure to...”
  • “High cost of ownership.”
  • “We need a tighter definition.”
  • “Work smarter, not harder.”
  • “Barrier to entry.”
  • “On the radar screen.”