jargon

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
2. (countable) A language characteristic of a particular group.
3. (uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

Verb

To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.

Synonyms

slang

cant

argot

lingo

vernacular

gibberish

terminology

gobbledygook

patois

jargoon

patter

secret language

parlance

dialect

technical term

technical terms

bafflegab

terms

babble

vocabulary

words

zircon

professional jargon

technical language

unintelligible language

incoherent language

talking nonsense

“all Greek to me”

slanguage

novelese

jargonistic

incomprehensible

nonsense

double Dutch

officialese

jargony

Translations

jargon

jerga

Jargon

gergo

jargon

jargão

argot

Fachsprache

argo

argot

argot

taaltje

Fachchinesisch

ακαταλαβίστικα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: jargoun

In summary

From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (“chatter; talk; language”).