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    [Noun]  | "jar*gon" | \ ˈjär-gən \


    1: the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group

    2: obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words

    3: confused unintelligible language

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French jargun, gargon;

    [Noun]  | "jar*goon" | \ jär-ˈgün \


    1: a colorless, pale yellow, or smoky zircon

    Origin: 1769 ;

     French jargon{mat|zircon|};

    [Noun]  | "Chinook jargon" 


    1: a pidgin language based on Chinook and other Indian languages, French, and English and formerly used as a lingua franca in the northwestern U.S. and on the Pacific coast of Canada and Alaska

    Origin: 1840 ;

    [Noun]  | "Chinook salmon" 


    1: a large, usually red-fleshed, commercially important salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of the northern Pacific Ocean that is typically bluish-green above with silvery sides, has a dark mouth with black gums, and attains an average weight of about 30 to 40 pounds (13.5 to 18 kilograms) but may sometimes exceed 120 pounds (54 kilograms) —called also black salmon, king salmon

    Origin: 1851 ;

    [Verb]  | "jargon" 


    1: jargonize

    2: twitter, warble

    Origin: 14th century ;

     See: {jargon:1 };

    [Noun]  | "jargon" 


    1: the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field;


      * e.g., " ... I don't understand a lot of computer jargon "



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    [Verb]  | "jargon" 


    1: to make a short sharp sound like a small bird;


      * e.g., " ... the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn "



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     [ "jargon" ]

    1: Technical terms used in a genre.

      * e.g.,  ... "Wow, that guy's spitting computer jargon!" 

     [ "jargon" ]

    1: meaningless talk, unnesesary

      * e.g.,  ... you would not use the word jargon in a sentence, it's a literary term. Its used to describe 

     [ "jargon" ]

    1: Coolest GameBattles Administrator

      * e.g.,  ... Omg I Wish I Was Jargon! 

     [ "jargon" ]

    1:  crap

      * e.g.,  ...  i just stepped in some sticky jargon 

     [ "jargon" ]

    2:  something that boggles you

      * e.g.,  ...  what is this jargon? 

     [ "jargon" ]

    1: smarter then wildcard.

      * e.g.,  ... Wildcard is Evil. He enjoys tormenting people at huge LAN Parties with Yatta. 

     [ "jargon" ]

    1: something to do with french?

      * e.g.,  ... some people in france speak a jargon 

     [ "Jargon" ]

    1: Speech or writing having unusual or pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm just not up on all the jargon." 

     [ "Jargon" ]

    2: Slang or Lingo

     [ "jargoneer" ]

    1: noun, a person prone to the excessive employ, in normal conversation, of any type of jargon (be it medical or corporate).

      * e.g.,  ... Jargoneer: "Let's ideate around this, and get some high-level action items down" 

     [ "Jargon" ]

    1: Slang for slang.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Yeah you know I think I got the Australian jargon down. 

     [ "Jargon" ]

    1: Elder demon of tech support. Summoned on command to confuse and/or impress customers and/or women. Level:49

      * e.g.,  ...  Use technical terms and Jargon to impress the customer. 

     [ "Jargon" ]

    2: Type:Fire

      * e.g.,  ...  Use black magic and Jargon to harvest the customer's soul. 

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