[jahr-guh
n, -gon] 
| 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. |
| 4. | pidgin. |
| 5. | language that is characterized by uncommon or pretentious vocabulary and convoluted syntax and is often vague in meaning. |
| 6. | to speak in or write jargon; jargonize. |
[jahr-gon] | a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon. |
[jahr-goon] .| jar·gon (jär'gən) n.
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. |
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.)
