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jar·gon (järgən)

noun

  1. incoherent speech; gibberish
  2. a language or dialect unknown to one so that it seems incomprehensible or outlandish
  3. a mixed or hybrid language or dialect; esp., pidgin
  4. 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
  5. 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

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jargon2 definition

jar·gon (järgän′)

noun

a colorless or smoky variety of zircon
also called jargoon jar·goon′ (-go̵̅o̅n)

Etymology: Fr < It giargone < Ar zarqūn: see zircon

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