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Antonyms for jargon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jahr-guhn, -gon |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɑr gən, -gɒn |
Definition of jargon
Origin :- mid-14c., "unintelligible talk, gibberish; chattering, jabbering," from Old French jargon "a chattering" (of birds), also "language, speech," especially "idle talk; thieves' Latin." Ultimately of echoic origin (cf. Latin garrire "to chatter," English gargle). Often applied to something the speaker does not understand, hence meaning "mode of speech full of unfamiliar terms" (1650s). Middle English also had it as a verb, jargounen "to chatter" (late 14c.), from French.
- noun specialized language; dialect
- He knew the jargon of Liberty, the tune that set the patriots a-dancing.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- "Thieves' jargon--manufactured evidence," Lyttleton explained.
- Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
- His rambling, delirious utterances were a jargon of mixed tongues.
- Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
- The question which I cannot solve is, On which of the Celtic languages is this jargon based?
- Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland
- “Peut-être,” said she in her French jargon, vanishing into her chamber.
- Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
- Need I add that tum-tum in the Chinook jargon signifies the soul!
- Extract from : « Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska » by Charles Warren Stoddard
- I'd give a good deal to understand their jargon,' replied Ben.
- Extract from : « Sarah's School Friend » by May Baldwin
- From the jargon, therefore, of the Highland gillies, I pass to the character of their Chief.
- Extract from : « Waverley » by Sir Walter Scott
- His Chinook jargon was published by the Smithsonian Institution.
- Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens
- There was a jargon of argument in their strange guttural language.
- Extract from : « The White Invaders » by Raymond King Cummings
Synonyms for jargon
- abracadabra
- argot
- balderdash
- banality
- bombast
- bunk
- buzzwords
- cant
- cliché
- colloquialism
- commonplace term
- doublespeak
- drivel
- fustian
- gibberish
- hackneyed term
- idiom
- insipidity
- lexicon
- lingo
- mumbo jumbo
- neologism
- newspeak
- nonsense
- overused term
- palaver
- parlance
- patois
- patter
- rigmarole
- shoptalk
- slang
- slanguage
- speech
- stale language
- street talk
- tongue
- trite language
- twaddle
- usage
- vernacular
- vocabulary
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