noun
- special words or expressions used by a particular profession or group that are difficult for others to understand
- language that is meaningless, incoherent, or unnecessarily complicated
Usage: often disapproving
Examples
- The legal document was full of jargon that ordinary people couldn’t understand.
- Medical jargon can be confusing for patients.
- The computer manual was written in technical jargon.
- She spoke in corporate jargon that meant nothing to me.
- The politician’s speech was just empty jargon.
- Try to avoid using jargon when explaining the process to new employees.