Jargon can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
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| jargon - To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds. | ||
Noun |
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| jargon - specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject | ||
| jargon - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" | ||
| jargon - a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon |
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| 1. | noun | The talk was peppered with scientific jargon that no one understood. | |
| 2. | noun | You can tell from the jargon alone that these instructions were written for experienced builders and not the average consumer. | |
| 3. | noun | If you explain everything in medical jargon, it's impossible that everyone understands immediately. | |
| 4. | noun | Is that Wall Street jargon? | |
| 5. | noun | In tennis jargon, winning a set 6-0 is called a bagel. Winning two sets at love is called a double bagel. Winning three sets at love, only possible in a best-of-five match, is, unsurprisingly, referred to as a triple bagel. Triple bagels are extremely rare in professional tennis. | |
| 6. | noun | This article is full of legal jargon. | |
| 7. | noun | All this technical jargon is gibberish to me. | |
| 8. | noun | Can you simplify the jargon for me? | |
| 9. | noun | "I'd just like to have a discussion" is often missionary jargon for, "If I told you why I was really here, you'd tell me to fuck off." | |
| 10. | noun | Please stop using all that medical jargon, I don't understand any of it. | |
| 11. | noun | Lawyers like to use professional jargon that's difficult for laymen to understand. |
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| The talk was peppered with scientific jargon that no one understood. | |
| You can tell from the jargon alone that these instructions were written for experienced builders and not the average consumer. | |
| If you explain everything in medical jargon, it's impossible that everyone understands immediately. | |
| Is that Wall Street jargon? | |
| In tennis jargon, winning a set 6-0 is called a bagel. Winning two sets at love is called a double bagel. Winning three sets at love, only possible in a best-of-five match, is, unsurprisingly, referred to as a triple bagel. Triple bagels are extremely rare in professional tennis. | |
| This article is full of legal jargon. | |
| All this technical jargon is gibberish to me. | |
| Can you simplify the jargon for me? | |
| "I'd just like to have a discussion" is often missionary jargon for, "If I told you why I was really here, you'd tell me to fuck off." | |
| Please stop using all that medical jargon, I don't understand any of it. | |
| Lawyers like to use professional jargon that's difficult for laymen to understand. | |