JARGON

jargon

(noun) specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular

(noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); “they don’t speak our lingo”

jargoon, jargon

(noun) a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

jargon (countable and uncountable, plural jargons)

(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.

(countable) Language characteristic of a particular group.

(uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

Synonyms

• (language characteristic of a group): argot, cant, intalk

• vernacular

Verb

jargon (third-person singular simple present jargons, present participle jargoning, simple past and past participle jargoned)

To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.

Etymology 2

Noun

jargon (plural jargons)

Alternative form of jargoon (“A variety of zircon”)

Source: Wiktionary


Jar"gon, n. Etym: [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E. garrulous, or gargle.]

Definition: Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. "A barbarous jargon." Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." Prior. The jargon which serves the traffickers. Johnson.

Jar"gon, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jargon; p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.]

Definition: To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner. The noisy jay, Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. Longfellow.

Jar"gon, n. Etym: [E.jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers. zarg gold- colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.)

Definition: A variety of zircon. See Zircon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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