jargony
- a word derived from jargon.
Example Sentences
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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
