jargon
/ˈdʒɑrɡən/
noun
- Special words or expressions used by a particular group, profession, or field that are difficult for others to understand.
- Computer programmers often use jargon like 'API' and 'framework' when talking to each other.
- Legal jargon in the contract made it hard for the client to know what she was signing.
- The doctor used so much medical jargon that I couldn't understand my diagnosis.
- Language that is confusing or meaningless to outsiders; technical or pretentious talk.
- I stopped reading the article because it was just jargon with no real information.
- The politician's speech was full of jargon and said nothing of substance.
- The manager's memo was filled with corporate jargon like 'synergy' and 'leverage'.
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verb
- To use specialized or technical language, often in a confusing or pretentious way.
- She tends to jargon when she wants to sound more knowledgeable than she is.
- The expert jargoned on for an hour without explaining anything clearly.
- Instead of jargoning, try to explain the concept in simple words.