jargon

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noun

jar·gon ˈjär-gən How to pronounce jargon (audio)

-ˌgän

: the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group

sports jargon

: obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words

an academic essay filled with jargon

: confused unintelligible language

: a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect

: a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech

jargony

ˈjär-gə-nē How to pronounce jargon (audio)

-ˌgä-nē

adjective

Synonyms

Noun

argot
cant
dialect
jive
language
lingo
patois
patter
shop
shoptalk
slang
terminology
vocabulary

Verb

cheep
chirp
chirrup
chitter
peep
pip
pipe
tweet
twitter

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Example Sentences

Noun medical jargon that the layman cannot understand an academic essay filled with jargon Verb the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Leaders often fall prey to using complex jargon and big words to describe their ideas or communicate their vision.

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 These platforms remove unclear jargon from your text and check that the tone is gender- and ability-neutral, meaning the role will resonate with more people.

Sergiu Matei, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 The idea is to avoid scientific jargon that most people don't understand and link alert levels to what a heat wave is likely to do to people.

Angela Dewan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Requesters don't have to use any specific jargon or format, but the Attorney General's Office has created a standardized form to be accepted by any agency.

Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2022 But viewers don't have to worry about the series bogging them down with financial jargon.

Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 1 July 2022 While such jargon may render listings semi-opaque to those unfamiliar with guns, descriptions of equivalent products on other e-commerce sites lay things out more explicitly.

Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Students reported being overwhelmed by myriad rules and bureaucratic jargon.

Kim Costigan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 Avoid jargon that could confuse or discourage those trying to break into the industry, and always include a salary range, which helps prevent pay gaps among minority hires.

Courtney Holden, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2022

Verb

That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations.

Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018 That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations.

Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French jargun, gargon

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

单词	jargons
释义	jargon 1 of 2 noun jar·gon ˈjär-gən -ˌgän 1 : the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group sports jargon 2 : obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words an academic essay filled with jargon 3 a : confused unintelligible language b : a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect c : a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech jargony ˈjär-gə-nē -ˌgä-nē adjective jargon 2 of 2 verb jargoned; jargoning; jargons intransitive verb 1 : jargonize 2 : twitter, warble Synonyms Noun argot cant dialect jive language lingo patois patter shop shoptalk slang terminology vocabulary Verb cheep chirp chirrup chitter peep pip pipe tweet twitter See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun medical jargon that the layman cannot understand an academic essay filled with jargon Verb the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn Recent Examples on the Web Noun Leaders often fall prey to using complex jargon and big words to describe their ideas or communicate their vision. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 These platforms remove unclear jargon from your text and check that the tone is gender- and ability-neutral, meaning the role will resonate with more people. Sergiu Matei, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 The idea is to avoid scientific jargon that most people don't understand and link alert levels to what a heat wave is likely to do to people. Angela Dewan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Requesters don't have to use any specific jargon or format, but the Attorney General's Office has created a standardized form to be accepted by any agency. Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2022 But viewers don't have to worry about the series bogging them down with financial jargon. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 1 July 2022 While such jargon may render listings semi-opaque to those unfamiliar with guns, descriptions of equivalent products on other e-commerce sites lay things out more explicitly. Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Students reported being overwhelmed by myriad rules and bureaucratic jargon. Kim Costigan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 Avoid jargon that could confuse or discourage those trying to break into the industry, and always include a salary range, which helps prevent pay gaps among minority hires. Courtney Holden, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2022 Verb That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations. Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018 That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations. Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French jargun, gargon First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing jargon Chinook jargon Chinook jargon Kids Definition jargon noun jar·gon ˈjär-gən -ˌgän 1 : the special vocabulary of an activity or group sports jargon 2 : language that is not clear and is full of long words Medical Definition jargon noun jar·gon ˈjär-gən, -ˌgän 1 : the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity, group, profession, or field of study medical jargon 2 : unintelligible, meaningless, or incoherent speech (as that associated with Wernicke's aphasia or some forms of schizophrenia) jargons 1 of 2 noun plural of jargon as in terminologies the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field I don't understand a lot of computer jargon Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance terminologies dialects slangs vocabularies languages idioms lingos argots lingoes patois shoptalk cants patter colloquialisms jives vernaculars shops localisms regionalisms speeches vernacularisms pidgins colloquials provincialisms parlances slanguages bureaucrateses technobabbles cyberspeaks educationeses computereses journaleses governmenteses jargons 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of jargon as in chirps to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn Synonyms & Similar Words chirps peeps tweets pips pipes twitters chirrups cheeps chitters jabbers trills chatters sings cackles warbles
随便看	tie off tie on the feedbag tie one on tie oneself (up) in knots tie oneself in knots tie oneself up in knots tie plate tie plug tie scoring machine tie silk tie tac tie tack tie the knot tie together tie up loose ends tie-and-dye tie-down tie-dye tie-dyed tie-dyeing tie-in tie-line tie-on tie-out tie-rod

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