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noun

ˈjär-gən How to pronounce jargon (audio)
Definition of jargonnext
as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field I don't understand a lot of computer jargon

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verb

as in to chirp
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn

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Recent Examples of jargon
Noun
The sentences, packed with jargon, beat me down with their elaborate banality. — Max Callimanopulos, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Here droogs and tollchocks, there giro-drops and plookie radges—the jargon reached me like a Moloko plus with knives. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
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, 13 June 2018 See All Example Sentences for jargon
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  1. terminology
  2. chirp
  3. vocabulary
  4. dialect
  5. language
  6. slang
Noun
  • Students were learning dates and terminology instead of poetry.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The terminology, the system, the college routine, all those things start to come.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of terminology
Verb
  • An occasional bird would chirp in the distance, but the forest emanated an eerie stillness, said Young, a research ecologist at the University of California, Davis.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • With relatives of Julian Lewis chirping at coach Deion Sanders on social media, the Buffs are prepared to give quarterback Isaac Wilson his first start.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • Clean, high quality neutral linens do more work than almost any other upgrade, borrowing from the vocabulary of luxury interior design without the price tag.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Name what is happening and create a common vocabulary for the ecosystem.
    — Bob Pearson, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of vocabulary
Noun
  • The reality, of course, is that the Southern accent is not some incorrect version of a national standard but instead a historically separate and unique dialect – or, more accurately, set of dialects.
    — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The conflicts are raw and unresolved, and Churchill forces theatergoers to make up their own minds about the characters’ furious dialect.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of dialect
Noun
  • Axios Business Editor Dan Primack said Anthropic's S-1 filing marked a shift in the company's language towards using public markets to finance compute spending.
    — Ashley Capoot,Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The vulnerability, called P2PShell, impacts a coding language that powers 70% of the world’s websites, enabling hackers to remotely execute code or gain access to information stored on servers.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of language
Noun
  • There’s a level of seriousness that belies the 90-minute comedy film he’s made, which features an imbecilic white rapper who speaks in Caribbean-British slang and a contraption that shoots bullets out of one’s rear end.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • McCaffrey and the 49ers will return to the United States after their win and lesson in Australian slang to play the Miami Dolphins in Week 2.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
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“Jargon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jargon. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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