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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
I don't understand a lot of computer jargon
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Recent Examples of jargon
Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Think slick PowerPoints, official-looking reports with polysyllabic bits of jargon, lines of computer code that look like, well, usable code.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018
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Noun
The medical jargon for me is the worst.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Think slick PowerPoints, official-looking reports with polysyllabic bits of jargon, lines of computer code that look like, well, usable code.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jargon
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The guidelines contain specific terminology and targets for calories and nutrients that guide federal food aid for mothers and infants, free school lunches and what's served at military bases and in federal prisons.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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Which means that their terminology won't disappear anytime soon.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Banter and even chirping the opposition is not an issue at Ryder Cups.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sean Payton was chirping at Bonitto on the sidelines.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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Experts at Scholastic say such books help kids gain the vocabulary to describe their feelings, improve self-awareness, and learn strategies for handling negative emotions.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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White-collar workers in China have developed their own vocabulary for this malaise.—
Lavender Au,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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Studies have found regional dialects of birds’ songs and evidence that some birds learn songs from their parents while still in the shell.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Oct. 2025
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For Minha, the biggest challenge was mastering the North Korean dialect.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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That could be something as simple as making sure the Care for All resources are in every language, through to adapting the charity partners the company works with.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Does this language feel robust enough?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Oct. 2025
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What other slang does Gen Alpha use?—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Parents and educators need to learn language used online Online teens often use slang, symbols and slogans that adults may not understand to refer to white supremacy, antisemitism and mass shootings.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Jargon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jargon. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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