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–noun

1.	the language, esp. the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.

2.	unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.

3.	any talk or writing that one does not understand.

pidgin.

5.	language that is characterized by uncommon or pretentious vocabulary and convoluted syntax and is often vague in meaning.

–verb (used without object)

6.	to speak in or write jargon; jargonize.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME jargoun < MF; OF jargon, gargun, deriv. of an expressive base *garg-; see gargle, gargoyle

]

—Related forms

jar·gon·y, jar·gon·is·tic, adjective

jar·gon·ist, jar·gon·eer, noun

—Synonyms 1. See language. 2. babble, gabble, twaddle.

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jar·gon2

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–noun

a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.

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[Origin: 1760–70; < F < It giargone ≪ Pers zargūn gold-colored

]

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n.

Nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless talk.
A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin.
The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group. See Synonyms at dialect.
Speech or writing having unusual or pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning.

intr.v. jar·goned, jar·gon·ing, jar·gons
To speak in or use jargon.

[Middle English jargoun, from Old French jargon, probably of imitative origin.]

jar'gon·ist, jar'gon·eer' n., jar'gon·is'tic adj.

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jargon

1340, "unintelligible talk, gibberish," from O.Fr. jargon "a chattering" (of birds), ultimately of echoic origin (cf. L. garrire "to chatter," Eng. gargle). Often applied to something the speaker does not understand, hence meaning "mode of speech full of unfamiliar terms" (1651).

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jargon
noun
1.	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang]
2.	a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon [syn: jargoon]
3.	specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

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jargon [ˈdʒaːgən] noun

special words or phrases used within a group, trade or profession etc
Example: legal jargon; medical jargon; Thieves use a special jargon in order to confuse passing hearers.

Arabic:	لُغَه خاصَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	行话
Chinese (Traditional):	行話
Czech:	slang; hantýrka
Danish:	jargon; fagsprog
Dutch:	jargon
Estonian:	erikeel
Finnish:	erikoiskieli
French:	jargon
German:	der Jargon
Greek:	φρασεολογία, επαγγελματική διάλεκτος
Hungarian:	csoportnyelv, tolvajnyelv, szaknyelv, zsargon
Icelandic:	sérmál
Indonesian:	istilah khusus
Italian:	gergo

Japanese:	専門語
Korean:	특수용어
Latvian:	žargons
Lithuanian:	žargonas
Norwegian:	sjargong
Polish:	żargon
Portuguese (Brazil):	jargão
Portuguese (Portugal):	calão
Romanian:	jargon
Russian:	жаргон
Slovak:	žargón, odborný slang
Slovenian:	žargon
Spanish:	jerga
Swedish:	jargong
Turkish:	özel dil, cargon

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
jargon

A special language belonging exclusively to a group, often a profession. Engineers, lawyers, doctors, tax analysts, and the like all use jargon to exchange complex information efficiently. Jargon is often unintelligible to those outside the group that uses it. For example, here is a passage from a computer manual with the jargon italicized: “The RZ887-x current loop interface allows the computer to use a centronics blocked duplex protocol.” (See slang.)

[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English

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Jargon

Jar"gle\, v. i. [Cf. OSw. jerga to repeat angrily, to brawl, Icel. jarg tedious iteration, F. jargonner to talk jargon. See Jargon gabble.] To emit a harsh or discordant sound. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.

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Jargon

Jar"gon\, n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E. garrulous, or gargle.] Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. "A barbarous jargon." --Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." --Prior.

The jargon which serves the traffickers. --Johnson.

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Jargon

Jar"gon\ (j[aum]r"g[o^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jargoned (-g[o^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.] To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.

The noisy jay, Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. --Longfellow.

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