jargon
A technical terminology unique to a particular subjectA technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
» Please stop using all that medical jargon, I don't understand any of it.
Будь ласка, припиніть використовувати цей медичний жаргон, я нічого з нього не розумію
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
He used technical jargon but I managed to catch the drift of his argument.
Fachjargon, Fachsprache
жарго́нžargón
жарго́нžarhón
specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
(countable)A language characteristic of a particular group.
Jargon, Fachsprache
жарго́нžargón
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
(uncountable)Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
Cut the jargon and get to your point.
Jargon, Fachchinesisch
тараба́рщинаtarabárščina
Examples
20 sentencesPlease stop using all that medical jargon, I don't understand any of it.
Будь ласка, припиніть використовувати цей медичний жаргон, я нічого з нього не розумію
Is that Wall Street jargon?
He speaks in an incomprehensible jargon.
This article is full of legal jargon.
ruЭта статья напичкана юридической терминологией.
deDieser Artikel ist voller Juristenlatein.
Can you simplify the jargon for me?
deKannst du die Fachsprache für mich vereinfachen?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (“chatter; talk; language”).
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Forms
plural: jargonsSynonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable