the language of legal deeds.

coarse language of the type associated with the watermen of London; cf. water-wit n. (b).

the style, phraseology, or practice of jockeys.

Nonsensical talk or writing; gammon, blarney. Also, gipsy jargon or cant. Obsolete.

A form of slang incorporating Italianate words, rhyming slang, cant terms, and other elements of vocabulary, which originated in England in the 18th…

the parlance of those who have the care and training of horses.

Somewhat depreciative. Language that is regarded as characteristic of scientists or scientific writing; scientific jargon; an instance of this. rare.

the slang of rowers.

Oxford University slang. Obsolete.

(see quots.).

A dialect specific to miners in the north-east of England.

The language or diction of the commercial world; an example of this.

The abstruse and complicated technical language of legal documents.

The language or writing style of academic scholarship, especially when considered dry or over-complicated.

the style of language supposed to be characteristic of Hollywood.

= business-speak, n.

characteristic style or idiom of Hollywood films; an instance of this.

(A type of) language or phraseology considered characteristic of trade union officials.

The type of language considered characteristic of advertisements, esp. in using slogans, hyperbole, etc.

Language considered characteristic of or appropriate to an office; = commercialese, n.

The language or style considered characteristic of sociologists; sociological writing characterized by verbosity and jargon.

official jargon regarded as typical of the British civil service.

Originally: the artificial language used for official propaganda in the dystopia of Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Subsequently: any corrupt…

The rapid or fluent speech often used by a comedian or other entertainer to maintain the attention of an audience. Also: rapid speech included in a…

The euphemistic or cryptic style of language supposedly used by the U.S. Department of Defense in official documents, communiqués, etc.

The type of language characteristic of educationalists, regarded as unnecessarily complicated, dull, and obtuse; educational jargon.

The type of language characteristic of computer programming languages and operating system commands. Also: the jargon of computers and computer…

Management jargon, frequently characterized by verbiage, opacity, and euphemism.

the language or jargon associated with, or considered characteristic of, workers in the space industry.

= computerese, n.

technical jargon; = technobabble n.

A form of language considered characteristic of businesspeople, esp. in containing jargon or in being obfuscatory, banal, or clichéd. Cf. management-…

jargon used in the documents, statements, etc., of the European Union or its predecessors (see European, adj. 5b); cf. Euro-jargon n.

= Eurospeak n.

= techno-jargon n.

a style of writing and speaking considered characteristic of doctors and other medical professionals, esp. in containing technical jargon or being…

a form of language considered characteristic of businesspeople, esp. in containing jargon or in being obfuscatory, banal, or clichéd; cf. business-…

Technical or euphemistic jargon concerning health, disease, medical practice, etc., used esp. by doctors.

Language that is consciously vague, bland, and informal, often borrowing from the vocabulary of psychotherapy and New Age philosophy.

incomprehensible or pretentious technical jargon; cf. psychobabble, n.

The language or way of speaking characteristic of teenagers; teenage jargon.

A form of language considered typical of business managers or consultants, esp. in being obfuscatory, needlessly complex, or empty of useful…

Deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous, or indirect language; jargon.