jargon

[jahr-guhn, -gon] / ˈdʒɑr gən, -gɒn /

NOUN

specialized language; dialect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argot idiom lingo parlance patois slang vernacular vocabulary

STRONG

abracadabra balderdash banality bombast bunk buzzwords cant colloquialism doublespeak drivel fustian gibberish insipidity lexicon neologism newspeak nonsense palaver patter rigmarole slanguage speech tongue twaddle usage

WEAK

cliché commonplace term hackneyed term mumbo jumbo overused term shoptalk stale language street talk trite language

Antonyms

STRONGEST

standard

STRONG

quiet sense silence

Example Sentences

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The proposed changes are mired in jargon, but the potential impact is clear enough to spook many consumer advocates and everyday citizens.

From MarketWatch

Military aficionados will love the jargon and tech, and Mr. Wilson does a masterly job of combining Native American experience and ancestral connection with modern warfare for a satisfying resolution.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among the most daunting questions are one on Immanuel Kant's philosophy of law and another involving gaming jargon.

From BBC

There are lots of reasons why a young person might end up being "economically inactive", to use the jargon.

From BBC

Yet he also gets a chuckle out of jargon like “mouthfeel” and “bunghole.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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