jargon

verb

jargoned; jargoning; jargons

intransitive verb

1

: jargonize

2

: twitter, warble

Synonyms of jargon

• chirp

Examples of jargon in a Sentence

the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

Etymology

(sense 1) derivative of jargon entry 1; (sense 2) Middle English jargounen "to chatter," borrowed from Anglo-French jarguner, derivative of jargon, gargun jargon entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing jargon

• Chinook jargon

Rhymes for jargon

• bargain

Kids Definition

jargon

noun

jar·​gon

ˈjär-gən, 

-ˌgän

1

: the special language of a particular activity or group

legal jargon

2

: language that is not clear and is full of long important-sounding words

3

: a mixed language used for communication between peoples whose native languages are different

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)