Main Entry: ¹jar·gon

Pronunciation: \ˈjär-gən, -ˌgän\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French jargun, gargon

Date: 14th century

1 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
2 : the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
3 : obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words

— jar·gony \-gə-nē, -ˌgä-nē\ adjective