JARGON


Meaning of JARGON in English

[jar.gon] n [ME, fr. MF] (14c) 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.gon.ish adj -- jar.gon.is.tic adj

[2]jargon vi (14c) 1: twitter, warble

2: jargonize

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.