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 language used to describe snack tins is so flowery — and muddled by hyper-wellness jargon — it’s almost nonsensical.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

I enjoyed Ms. Javor’s op-ed on corporate jargon, though I never came to appreciate the overused metaphors that filled the meetings and memos of my 40-plus-year career.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

It helps to learn the jargon and different concepts alongside them, which keeps the conversation open.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

So instead she applied for loans, but she was "too embarrassed" to say that she didn't understand the financial jargon.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Bobby looked on in wonderment, understanding some of the jargon and trying to comprehend the rest.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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