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Jargon

Jär'gon, n.

noun

n. [Fr. jargon, It. gergone, gergo, Sp. jerga, jerigonza, O. Sp. girgonza, Pr. gergonz.]

Confused, unintelligible talk or language; gabble; gibberish. “All jargon of the schools.” Prior.
An artificial idiom or dialect; a cant language; slang.

noun

(Min.) A variety of zircon. See ZIRCON. Dana.

verbintransitive

v. i. To emit unintelligent or unintelligible sounds. To fill sea and air With their sweet jargoning. Coleridge.