jargon
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Synonyms for jargon
Synonyms: Noun
argot, cant, dialect, jive, language, lingo, patois, patter, shop, shoptalk, slang, terminology, vocabulary
Synonyms: Verb
cheep, chirp, chirrup, chitter, peep, pip, pipe, tweet, twitter
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Examples of jargon in a Sentence
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medical jargon that the layman cannot understand an academic essay filled with jargonVerb
the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn
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Further mockery of business jargon and corporate training exercises ensues. — Oliver Staley, Quartz at Work, "Whatever happened to Six Sigma?," 3 Sep. 2019 Apollo 11 must pass a series of checkpoints, known in space agency jargon as go -- no go decisions. — Houston Chronicle, "Apollo Breaks Out of Earth’s Pull," 21 July 2019 The counter crew is friendly and the craftsmanship of the subs (heroes, in New York jargon) are impressive. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Publix subs are good (but not with chicken tenders). These are better. Our critic rates local sub shops.," 13 June 2019 And my heart was not yet indifferent to the shabby jargon of hope. — Lynn Freed, Harper's magazine, "We Were So Happy Then," 10 Mar. 2019 These days, when jargon-free consideration of the canonical texts of English literature is deemed passé, such fame seems almost unimaginable. — Benjamin Balint, WSJ, "‘Life in Culture’ Review: Between Revolution and Respectability," 20 Sep. 2018 McClatchy The financial services industry is loaded with jargon, definitions and terms that are at times incomprehensible. — Mark Daly, idahostatesman, "Learn these terms to become more confident in your savings and investing," 4 June 2019 To borrow some business jargon, the Coyotes could help Meruelo create synergy along his entire business platform. — Kent Somers, azcentral, "Is Alex Meruelo the right owner at the right time for the Coyotes?," 13 June 2019 Business jargon isn’t in her wheelhouse What is a wheelhouse, and why are businesspeople so concerned with establishing what’s in it? — Christian Science Monitor, "The Culture | In a Word," 7 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Corey Pein, author of ‘Live Work Work Work Die,’ on Recode Decode," 13 June 2018 That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Corey Pein, author of ‘Live Work Work Work Die,’ on Recode Decode," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jargon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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