jargoon

Variant of jargon

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

Origin: ME < MFr, a chattering (of birds): ult. of echoic orig.

intransitive verb

jargonize

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