Associations to the word «Jargon»

Wiktionary

JARGON, noun. (uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
JARGON, noun. (countable) Language characteristic of a particular group.
JARGON, noun. (uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
JARGON, verb. To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
JARGON, noun. A variety of zircon
JARGON APHASIA, noun. A fluent aphasia in which the patient's speech is incomprehensible but appears to make sense to the patient.

Dictionary definition

JARGON, noun. A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo".
JARGON, noun. A colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon.
JARGON, noun. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats