jargon en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈdʒɐː.ɡən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡən/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (“chatter; talk; language”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
Sometimes it pays to overcomplicate your simple messages. Make a list of ten-dollar words, scientific terms, and obscure niblets of jargon and find ways to use them. Your reputation and authority will soar.
2018 June 13, Michael Schein, “Author Simon Sinek Is Full Of Hot Air (And Other Reasons You Should Follow His Lead)”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2020:He used technical jargon but I managed to catch the drift of his argument.
That’s one of the biggest hurdles of managing a router and your network security in general, it’s a massive chore that is fraught with technical jargon, hurdles and screens saying ‘no’, ‘invalid’ or ‘not available’.
2022 May 17, Rob Andrews, “Synology SRM 1.3 Software Review Part 4 – The Safe Access Application”, in NAS Compares, archived from the original on 21 May 2022:
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(countable) A language characteristic of a particular group.
They [the Normans] abandoned their native speech, and adopted the French tongue, in which Latin was the predominant element. They speedily raised their new language to a dignity and importance which it had never before possessed. They found it a barbarous jargon; they fixed it in writing; and they employed it in legislation, in poetry, and in romance.
1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter I, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume I, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 11:In fact all the competing theories have developed their own specialized jargons and have a tendency to be difficult to penetrate.
2014, Ian Hodder, Archaeological Theory Today:
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(uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
Cut the jargon and get to your point.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jargons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
technojargon · jargonistic · jargonisation · jargonium · jargonese · jargonesque · jargony · psychojargon · jargonaphasia · jargonish · jargon aphasia · jargonist · blargon · jargonal · cyberjargon · Eurojargon · jargonise · jargonization · jargonaut · jargonitis · jargonless · jargoneer · jargonic · jargoner · jargonize
Holonyms
Hyponyms
artspeak · weather speak · psychobabble · signalese · edu-babble · Nerdic · cyberspeak · cant · corporatese · headlinese · lawyerspeak · cybertalk · technobabble · computerese · legalese · bureaucratese · slang · consultantese · medspeak · managementese · econobabble
Meronyms
term of art · buzzword · catchphrase · term
Relateds
Synonyms
vernacular · phraseology · terminology · jargon · sublanguage · lingo (language characteristic of a group) · cant (language characteristic of a group) · intalk (language characteristic of a group) · parlance · language · argot (language characteristic of a group)
Translations (129)
eo ĵargono (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ca argot (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · hu blabla (incomprehensible speech) · ja 専門用語 (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · it gergo (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ko 전문 용어 (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · es argot (language characteristic of a particular group) · cmn 行話 /行话 (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · tr argo (language characteristic of a particular group) · nl gebrabbel (incomprehensible speech) · sk žargón (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · he ז׳רגון (language characteristic of a particular group) · fr jargon (incomprehensible speech) · sv fackspråk (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ro jargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · bg жарго́н (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · tr argo (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · de Jargon (language characteristic of a particular group) · sv jargong (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · fi jargon (language characteristic of a particular group) · lv žargons (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · da fagsprog (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ko 은어 (language characteristic of a particular group) · ja ジャーゴン (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · fr jargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · el ιδιογλωσσία (language characteristic of a particular group) · he עגה (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · sw istilahi (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · fr jargon (language characteristic of a particular group) · uk жарго́н (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · af groepstaal (language characteristic of a particular group) · de Fachsprache (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · pl żargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · hu zsargon (language characteristic of a particular group) · hu halandzsa (incomprehensible speech) · ko 전문어 (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · hy ժարգոն (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · hu szaknyelv (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · pl bełkot (incomprehensible speech) · fi ammattikieli (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · de Fachjargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · af vaktaal (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ga dríodar cainte (incomprehensible speech) · he ז׳רגון (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ru тараба́рщина (incomprehensible speech) · tr jargon (language characteristic of a particular group) · is fagmál (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · mk жарго́н (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · pt gíria (language characteristic of a particular group) · pt jargão (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · gl xerga (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ru жарго́н (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · pt algaravia (incomprehensible speech) · gl xerga (language characteristic of a particular group) · hu szakzsargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · hu szakmai nyelv (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · cs žargon (incomprehensible speech) · hu tolvajnyelv (language characteristic of a particular group) · es jerga (language characteristic of a particular group) · af brabbeltaal (incomprehensible speech) · id jargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · yi זשאַרגאָן (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · fi jargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · sk žargón (language characteristic of a particular group) · gl tecnicismo (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · sv jargong (language characteristic of a particular group) · bg брътвеж (incomprehensible speech) · ja 隠語 (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · fr charabia (incomprehensible speech) · cs žargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · fi mongerrus (incomprehensible speech) · af sosiolek (language characteristic of a particular group) · es jerigonza (incomprehensible speech) · bg жарго́н (language characteristic of a particular group) · ga béarlagair (language characteristic of a particular group) · nl visserslatijn (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · de Fachchinesisch (incomprehensible speech) · ga gibiris (incomprehensible speech) · gl xerga (incomprehensible speech) · nl vaktaal (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · fi slangi (language characteristic of a particular group) · nl jargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · es jerigonza (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ka აბდაუბდა (incomprehensible speech) · hi शब्दावली (language characteristic of a particular group) · es tecnicismo (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · cmn 行語 /行语 (language characteristic of a particular group) · ja たわごと (incomprehensible speech) · sq zhargon (language characteristic of a particular group) · el ιδιογλωσσία (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ka ჟარგონი (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · vi biệt ngữ (language characteristic of a particular group) · pl żargon (language characteristic of a particular group) · fi siansaksa (incomprehensible speech) · ja 業界用語 (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · nl wartaal (incomprehensible speech) · hy ժարգոն (language characteristic of a particular group) · he ניב (language characteristic of a particular group) · el ακαταλαβίστικα (incomprehensible speech) · de Fachsprache (language characteristic of a particular group) · ka ჟარგონი (language characteristic of a particular group) · es replana (language characteristic of a particular group) · el ιδιόλεκτος (language characteristic of a particular group) · de Jargon (incomprehensible speech) · es caliche (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · nl gewauwel (incomprehensible speech) · he עגה (language characteristic of a particular group) · nl jargon (language characteristic of a particular group) · es jerga (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ka უაზრობა (incomprehensible speech) · ja スラング (language characteristic of a particular group) · bg бръщолевене (incomprehensible speech) · ru жарго́н (language characteristic of a particular group) · tr jargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · cs žargon (language characteristic of a particular group) · gl latín (language characteristic of a particular group) · fur zergon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · af jargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · mk жарго́н (language characteristic of a particular group) · pms gergh (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · be жарго́н (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ga béarlagair (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ja 隠語 (language characteristic of a particular group) · mi kupu-ā-kaupapa (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · fi ammattikieli (language characteristic of a particular group) · hi शब्दावली (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · mi kupu kaupapa (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · ms jargon (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) · es germanía (language characteristic of a particular group)