Jargon
['dʒɑːg(ə)n] or ['dʒɑrɡən]
Definition
(noun.) specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject.
Checker: Shari--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.
(v. i.) To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
(n.) A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
Editor: Michel
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Gabble, gibberish, rigmarole, nonsense, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, moonshine, wish-wash, trash, stuff, unintelligible talk.[2]. Slang, cant.
Editor: Stacy
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Gibberish, jangle, slang, cant, lingo, patois, confused_talk
ANT:Speech, conversation, literature, discourse, oration, eloquence
Inputed by Alisa
Definition
n. a variety of zircon found in Ceylon transparent colourless.—Also Jar′goon.
n. confused talk: slang.—n. Jar′gonist one who uses jargon.
Edited by Dorothy
Examples
- I very nearly acquired the jargon at Silverton's age, and I know how names can alter the colour of beliefs. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Poetry will not exist for Mark, either in literature or in life; its best effusions will sound to him mere rant and jargon. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- All he feared and dreaded was that the vile jargon should come to him by itself, in spite of all he could do to prevent it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Another misused word is the Roman term _proletariat_, which in modern jargon means all the unpropertied people in a modern state. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I got through some jargon to the effect that I took the liberty of doubting that. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- But now he can only whisper, and what he whispers sounds like what it is--mere jumble and jargon. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The Kharismian government, to use the political jargon of to-day, had decided not to recognize Jengis Khan, and took this spirited course with him. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Death of my soul, I have had enough of your other jargon. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It is very true, said Marianne, that admiration of landscape scenery is become a mere jargon. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
Typist: Pansy