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Jar"gon (?), n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E. garrulous, or gargle.] Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. "A barbarous jargon." Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." Prior.

The jargon which serves the traffickers.
Johnson.

Jar"gon (jär"g&obreve;n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jargoned (-g&obreve;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.

The noisy jay,
Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.
Longfellow.

Jar"gon, n. [E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers. zarg&?;n gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.) A variety of zircon. See Zircon.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • (uncountable) technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
  • (countable) language characteristic of a particular group.
  • (uncountable) speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
  • a variety of zircon. (= jargoon)

    Dutch
  • jargon

    Finnish
  • jargon

    [[Volapük]]
  • gibberish
  • jargon
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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