Jargon Definition

järgən
jargons
noun
jargons
Incoherent speech; gibberish.
Webster's New World
A language or dialect unknown to one so that it seems incomprehensible or outlandish.
Webster's New World
The specialized vocabulary and idioms of those in the same work, profession, etc., as of sportswriters or social workers.
Webster's New World
A mixed or hybrid language or dialect; esp., pidgin.
Webster's New World
Speech or writing full of long, unfamiliar, or roundabout words or phrases.
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Antonyms:
verb
Webster's New World
To speak in or use jargon.
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Other Word Forms of Jargon

Noun

Singular:
jargon
Plural:
jargons

Origin of Jargon

  • French, from Italian giargone, from Persian زر گون (zar gun, “gold-colored”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English jargoun from Old French jargon probably of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French jargon (“chatter, talk, language”)

    From Wiktionary

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