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jargonist Definition


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jargon1
noun
    1. The specialized vocabulary of a particular trade, profession, group or activity.
      Thesaurus: shop talk, argot, slang, colloquialism, localism.
    2. derog
      Language which uses this type of vocabulary in a pretentious or meaningless way.
      Thesaurus: double-speak, double-talk, bureaucratese.
    3. Confusing or meaningless talk; gibberish.
Derivative: jargoneer
noun
    Someone who uses jargon.
Derivative: jargonization
noun
    Derivative: jargonize
      To express something in jargon.
      To speak jargon.
    Etymology: 14c: French.



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