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noun

ˈjär-gən How to pronounce jargon (audio)
Definition of jargonnext
as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field I don't understand a lot of computer jargon

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verb

as in to chirp
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn

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Recent Examples of jargon
Noun
In guardrail jargon, the practice of assembling a rail with a hodgepodge of parts is known as Frankensteining. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 The anchors also asked Williams about working with Hoppy; the pair’s dynamic would see Hoppy explain something in highfalutin police jargon, until Williams’ Smitty explained it to Fred and Lamont in much simpler terms. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
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 See All Example Sentences for jargon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jargon
  1. terminology
  2. chirp
  3. vocabulary
  4. dialect
  5. language
  6. slang
Noun
  • Regulating invasive plants is a complicated business, and the terminology is not standard.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Why The Vocabulary Isn't The Problem MCP, connectors, plugins, MCP apps—the terminology multiplied faster than anyone explained it, so people treat them as competing choices.
    — Penta Rao Marapatla, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of terminology
Verb
  • Field recordings—from the preparation of street food to birds chirping, taken mostly in public spaces around Doha—are a kind of sonic memory of a place that is rapidly changing.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As totality nears, the light around you changes timbre, shadows sharpen, birds stop chirping and crickets start singing as if night is falling.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • For decades, fashion has expanded that vocabulary, introducing new cuts and silhouettes with the promise that each one says something different about the person wearing it.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 31 July 2026
  • This requires deployment at the edge, integration into proprietary data pipelines, fine-tuning for domain-specific vocabularies, and compliance with local data sovereignty laws.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of vocabulary
Noun
  • Both Drake and Lütke rejected Canadian smallness, the reflex that says our cities are minor markets, our companies are acquisition targets, and our culture is a regional dialect of America's.
    — Kumaran Nadesan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Mandarin is the language of formal schooling in China since middle school, and the result, as Li describes it, is a generation that speaks its ancestral dialect with growing unfamiliarity.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of dialect
Noun
  • Speaking to Radio Jornalera NJ, an independent Spanish language media outlet, Lopez-Cornejo’s mother, María, said her son took medication for diabetes, high blood pressure, and seizures.
    — Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That language was taken from an earlier regulatory proposal that went before a Quorum Court committee, the Kutak Rock attorney noted.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of language
Noun
  • Kerr, for example, questioned Valdez’s command of English given his use of Caló, a culturally specific dialect that blends Mexican Spanish slang with English.
    — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
  • Their influence stretched beyond music into fashion, dance trends and slang, and as member Pimpin' noted, fans are still doing the group's signature dance more than two decades later, something a SeaWorld whale recently proved.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 June 2026
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