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jargon

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noun

jar·​gon ˈjär-gən How to pronounce jargon (audio)
-ˌgän
1
: the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
sports jargon
2
: obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words
an academic essay filled with jargon
3
a
: confused unintelligible language
b
: a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect
c
: a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
jargony
ˈjär-gə-nē How to pronounce jargon (audio)
-ˌgä-nē
adjective

jargon

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verb

jargoned; jargoning; jargons

Example Sentences

Noun medical jargon that the layman cannot understand an academic essay filled with jargon Verb the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Leaders often fall prey to using complex jargon and big words to describe their ideas or communicate their vision. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 These platforms remove unclear jargon from your text and check that the tone is gender- and ability-neutral, meaning the role will resonate with more people. Sergiu Matei, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 The idea is to avoid scientific jargon that most people don't understand and link alert levels to what a heat wave is likely to do to people. Angela Dewan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Requesters don't have to use any specific jargon or format, but the Attorney General's Office has created a standardized form to be accepted by any agency. Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2022 But viewers don't have to worry about the series bogging them down with financial jargon. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 1 July 2022 While such jargon may render listings semi-opaque to those unfamiliar with guns, descriptions of equivalent products on other e-commerce sites lay things out more explicitly. Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Students reported being overwhelmed by myriad rules and bureaucratic jargon. Kim Costigan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 Avoid jargon that could confuse or discourage those trying to break into the industry, and always include a salary range, which helps prevent pay gaps among minority hires. Courtney Holden, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2022
Verb
That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations. Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018 That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations. Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French jargun, gargon

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of jargon was in the 14th century

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