Zeitgeist is used by some to mean "Sprit of the time." It comes from the German words Zeit = time and Geist = ghost.
People who are as shallow as Gore used 50 cent words to try to make themselves look like deep thinkers.
I saw Julia Roberts on Larry King once, and her word was genre. Genre this, and genre that. Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre GenreG enre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre Genre.