unintelligible jargon
1jargon — I (technical language) noun argot, cant, code, coined words, language of a particular profession, legalese, neologism, neology, private language, professional language, professional vocabulary, specialized language, specialized terminology,… …
2Jargon — Jar gon, n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E. garrulous, or gargle.] 1. Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish. A barbarous jargon. Macaulay. All jargon of the schools. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: an artificial idiom or… …
3unintelligible talk — index jargon (unintelligible language) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4Jargon — Jar gon (j[aum]r g[o^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jargoned} ( g[o^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jargoning}.] To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner. [1913 Webster] The noisy jay,… …
5jargon — (n.) mid 14c., unintelligible talk, gibberish; chattering, jabbering, from O.Fr. jargon a chattering (of birds), also language, speech, especially idle talk; thieves Latin. Ultimately of echoic origin (Cf. L. garrire to chatter, English gargle).… …
6jargon — jargon1 jargony, jargonistic, adj. jargonist, jargoneer, n. /jahr geuhn, gon/, n. 1. the language, esp. the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon. 2. unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing;… …
7unintelligible — un|in|tel|li|gi|ble [ˌʌnınˈtelıdʒıbəl] adj impossible to understand ≠ ↑clear ▪ Eva muttered something unintelligible . unintelligible to ▪ technical jargon that is unintelligible to outsiders >unintelligibly adv …
8jargon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lingo, shoptalk, patois, cant, argot, jive (sl.); double talk; gibberish. See concealment, unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Unintelligible, trite, or pretentious speech] Syn. gibberish, mumbo… …
9jargon — I. /ˈdʒagən / (say jahguhn) noun 1. the language peculiar to a trade, profession, or other group: medical jargon. 2. pretentious language characterised by the use of uncommon or unfamiliar words. 3. unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing;… …
10jargon — Language or terminology peculiar to a specific field, profession, or group. SEE ALSO: paraphasia. [Fr. gibberish] * * * jar·gon jär gən, .gän n 1) the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity, group, profession, or… …
