jargon

IPA: dʒˈɑrgʌn

noun

  • (uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
  • (countable) A language characteristic of a particular group.
  • (uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
  • Alternative form of jargoon (“A variety of zircon”) [A variety of zircon.]

verb

  • To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
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Examples of "jargon" in Sentences

  • More legal speak from Mr. Cushing, more jargon from the viewer table.
  • Avoid jargon – you might think it sounds clever but jargon is a no-no for readers.
  • The deficits, the multipliers, all of the jargon is cover for their fear of being proven irrevocably wrong.
  • The language is pretty vague and excessively rich in jargon, but we see that as more of an ‘episode’ than just ‘DLC.’
  • While the jargon is all retro health and safety-education material, the culty fetishism is more J.G. Ballard than CPR.
  • For their part, parents say they don't like when teachers spend conferences speaking in jargon, or trying to prove they're good at their jobs.
  • They may wrap their writing in jargon and statistical mumbo jumbo, but the ideas themselves are not that hard to grasp (comparative advantage not withstanding!).
  • Science journalist Dallas Murphy's book explains the intricate link between the global ocean and the atmosphere in jargon-free prose that is easy for readers to understand.

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