jargony
Americanadjective
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To use a word that might seem jargony, we should take a dialectical approach.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
There’s a danger in adopting jargony new frameworks we haven’t really thought through.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
In its jargony way, the Bank of England is warning that the corporate bond and leveraged bond markets are looking a bit bubble-like.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2021
The phrase’s jargony clang makes the entire matter seem less whimsical, but the switch expresses even more ignorance than its predecessor: Are these things even flying?
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2021
The keystrokes saved from “president” are hardly worth the jargony feel that these all-caps character blobs introduce into copy.
From Fox News ● Jul. 6, 2020
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