jargon
1the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.
any talk or writing that one does not understand.
language that is characterized by uncommon or pretentious vocabulary and convoluted syntax and is often vague in meaning.
to speak in or write jargon; jargonize.
Origin of jargon
1synonym study For jargon
Other words for jargon
Other words from jargon
- jar·gon·y, jar·gon·is·tic, adjective
- jar·gon·ist, jar·gon·eer, noun
Words that may be confused with jargon
Other definitions for jargon (2 of 2)
a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
Origin of jargon
2- Also jar·goon [jahr-goon]. /dʒɑrˈgun/.
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How to use jargon in a sentence
I heard one of them say, “he understands the seven Gypsy jargons.”
The Bible in Spain | George BorrowSuch conventional languages are usually called "jargons," and their existence is rather brief.
On Limitations To The Use Of Some Anthropologic Data | J. W. PowellOh, leave these jargons, and go your way straight to God's work, in simplicity and singleness of heart.
Notes on Nursing | Florence NightingalePrussian Trenck, the poor subterranean Baron, jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner.
The French Revolution | Thomas CarlyleA little attention to the jargons invented by children might have been serviceable to certain philologists.
Games and Songs of American Children | Various
British Dictionary definitions for jargon (1 of 2)
/ (ˈdʒɑːɡən) /
specialized language concerned with a particular subject, culture, or profession
language characterized by pretentious syntax, vocabulary, or meaning
gibberish
another word for pidgin
(intr) to use or speak in jargon
Origin of jargon
1British Dictionary definitions for jargon (2 of 2)
jargoon (dʒɑːˈɡuːn)
/ (ˈdʒɑːɡɒn) /
mineralogy rare a golden yellow, smoky, or colourless variety of zircon
Origin of jargon
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for jargon
A special language belonging exclusively to a group, often a profession. Engineers, lawyers, doctors, tax analysts, and the like all use jargon to exchange complex information efficiently. Jargon is often unintelligible to those outside the group that uses it. For example, here is a passage from a computer manual with the jargon italicized: “The RZ887-x current loop interface allows the computer to use a centronics blocked duplex protocol.” (See slang.)
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