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jargony

American  
[jahr-guhn-ee] / ˈdʒɑr gən i /

adjective

  1. having the character of jargon.


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To use a word that might seem jargony, we should take a dialectical approach.

From Salon ● May 27, 2025

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 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

When phrases like “service failure” and even less jargony words like “disappointed” pop up, complaints are flagged and reported to managers.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2020

He wasn’t particularly introspective by nature, and he had trouble presenting a board-friendly narrative of his life or remembering the definition of jargony self-help words like “prosocial.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2020

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