jargon
nounGraduateELO 1,400GRECATGMAT
DEFINITION
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
WEBSTER'S 1913
Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.
ETYMOLOGY
from Greek 'gargos' meaning 'garish, colorful'
IN LITERATURE
“Sentiments we won't discuss; though you know that sentiments have a bearing on social life: are factors, as they say in their later jargon.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“Progressive Jargon Aphasia is a fluent or receptive aphasia in which the person's speech is incomprehensible, but appears to make sense to them.”
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