Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable)A language characteristic of a particular group.

    Jargon, Fachsprache

    жарго́нžargón

    a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

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

    Cut the jargon and get to your point.

    Jargon, Fachchinesisch

    тараба́рщинаtarabárščina

Examples

20 sentences
  1. 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

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  2. Is that Wall Street jargon?

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  3. He speaks in an incomprehensible jargon.

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  4. This article is full of legal jargon.

    ruЭта статья напичкана юридической терминологией.

    deDieser Artikel ist voller Juristenlatein.

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  5. Can you simplify the jargon for me?

    deKannst du die Fachsprache für mich vereinfachen?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
technical terminology unique to a particular subject:
Русский
By meaning 2
technical terminology unique to a particular subject:
incomprehensible speech:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
technical terminology unique to a particular subject:
language characteristic of a particular group:
incomprehensible speech:

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: jargons
Singularjargon
Pluraljargons

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
language characteristic of a group:argotcantintalklingo
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

22 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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