jargon
jargon1 definition
jar·gon (jär′gən)
noun
- incoherent speech; gibberish
- a language or dialect unknown to one so that it seems incomprehensible or outlandish
- a mixed or hybrid language or dialect; esp., pidgin
- the specialized vocabulary and idioms of those in the same work, profession, etc., as of sportswriters or social workers: a somewhat derogatory term, often implying unintelligibility
- speech or writing full of long, unfamiliar, or roundabout words or phrases
Etymology: ME < MFr, a chattering (of birds): ult. of echoic orig.
intransitive verb
Related Forms:
- jargonistic jar′·gon·is′·tic adjective
jargon2 definition
jar·gon (jär′gän′)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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