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Jargon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Jargon : (noun)
1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: cant, slang,
lingo, argot, patois, vernacular]
2: a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
[syn: jargoon]
3: specialized technical terminology characteristic of a
particular subject
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Jargon : \Jar"gon\, n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to
E. garrulous, or gargle.]
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Jargon : \Jar"gon\ (j[aum]r"g[o^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Jargoned (-g[o^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.]
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Jargon : \Jar"gon\, n. [E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers.
zarg?n gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.)
A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Zircon \Zir"con\, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See Jargon
a variety of zircon.] (Min.)
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a
brown or gray color. It consists of silica and zirconia. A
red variety, used as a gem, is called hyacinth. Colorless,
pale-yellow or smoky-brown varieties from Ceylon are called
jargon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Jargon |
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BrainBlayn: Invent nonsense computer Jargon in conversations, and see if people play along to avoid the appearance of ignorance. |
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mjohncox: @patrick_cusick Marketing Jargon is bad. "Viral" and "infectious" mean something will make you sick. Does your product really sicken people? |
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ePatientDave: Dr Merkel: "I think less Jargon [in notes] is better. Make it legible." Tom: "My guess - is pts will be our best guide."
#ihi |
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