n.
Pronunciation: ' jär-g ə n, - ˌ gän
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French jargun, gargon
Date: 14th century
1 a : confused unintelligible language b : a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect c : a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
2 : the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
3 : obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words
– jar · gony \ -g ə -n ē , - ˌ gä-n ē \ adjective