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.