JARGON
ADJECTIVES
► CANTING belonging to the jargon of thieves and beggars → 1592
► JARGONESQUE characterized by the use of jargon, composed in jargon → 1884
► JARGONIC pert. to jargon → 1819
NOUNS
► ABRACADABRA a pretended conjuring word; a meaningless word of mysterious sound; jargon, gibberish → 1687
► ACCA ► ACKER jargon-loaded academic writing → 1970 Aust. sl.
► BAFFLEGAB confusing or unintelligible jargon; incomprehensible or pretentious verbiage → 1952 US, chiefly political and journalistic usage
► BARRIKIN high-flown language; unintelligible language; gibberish, jargon → 1851 Eng. sl.
► CANT the secret speech or jargon of the vagrant classes; gypsies, thieves, beggars, etc.; hence, contemptuously, the peculiar phraseology of a particular class or subject → 1706
► CANTING the jargon used by beggars, thieves, gypsies and vagrants → 1567
► CHAT terminology, a special language, jargon → 1950s sl.
► CYBERSPEAK jargon relating to computers or the internet → 1991
► FICK-FACKS nonsense; silly jargon; foolish, trifling sayings → 1847 Sc.
► FUSTIAN jargon, made-up language, gibberish → 1593 obs.
► FUZZWORD a deliberately confusing or imprecise term; a piece of jargon, used more to impress than to inform → 1983 US
► GAMMON AND PATTER any form of jargon or professional slang → L18 sl.
► GLIMGIBBER ► GRIMGIBBER ► GRIMGRIBBER learned gibberish; legal or other technical jargon → 1786
► GOBBLEDEGOOK ► GOBBLEDYGOOK official, professional, or pretentious verbiage or jargon → 1940 sl., orig. US
► GRIMGRIBBER legal or other technical jargon; learned gibberish → 1786
► MUMBO obscure or meaningless language or ritual; jargon intended to impress or mystify; nonsense → 1931
► MUMBO JUMBO obscure or meaningless language or ritual; jargon intended to impress or mystify; nonsense → 1738 colloq.
► PEDLAR’S FRENCH ► PEDDLER’S FRENCH any unintelligible jargon → L17
NOUNS – PERSON
► JARGONIST one who uses a jargon → 1782
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