jargon
Plural: jargons
Noun
- a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
- specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
- A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
- A language characteristic of a particular group.
- Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
- Alternative form of jargoon (“A variety of zircon”).
Verb
Verb Forms: jargoned, jargoning, jargons
- To speak or write in obscure, specialized, or pretentious language.
- To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
Examples
- Some players JARGON about their complex Scrabble strategies, but simple words often win.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (“chatter; talk; language”).
Synonyms
argot, cant, jargoon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular, intalk, jargon, language, parlance, phraseology, sublanguage, terminology
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
jargon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjargon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jargon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary