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# jargon

«jargon» in Mova's school dictionary: **Special words used by a particular group, such as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Special words used by a particular group, such as doctors, lawyers or computer experts, that are hard for others to understand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jargon/#m1)

2) Confusing or pompous language. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jargon/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons: jargon versus plain English. In maths, "numerator" and "denominator" are maths jargon. Phrases: technical jargon, full of jargon, jargon-free.

### examples

- The doctor used medical jargon I didn't understand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jargon/#x1)
- "Byte" and "pixel" are computer jargon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jargon/#x2)
- Explain it without jargon, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jargon/#x3)
- The letter was full of legal jargon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jargon/#x4)
- Every sport has its own jargon, like "offside". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jargon/#x5)
- "Denominator" is maths jargon for the bottom number of a fraction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jargon/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: "a lot of jargon", not "a jargon". Not the same as slang: slang is casual talk; jargon is technical talk.

### In the corpora

- ["Negative patient outcome" is American hospital jargon for "the patient died".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/2-death-official-and-slang/7/)
- ["Pre-need arrangements" is American funeral-business jargon for paying for your own funeral in advance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/3-death-and-feeling-poorly/13/)
- ["Adverse event" is medical jargon for harm or injury caused by medical treatment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/4-illness-disability-and-babies/16/)
- ["A domestic" means a violent quarrel at home (police and news jargon, UK).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/14-family-and-behaviour/4/)
- ["Made a bad choice" is teacher jargon for misbehaved.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/14-family-and-behaviour/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «jargon» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jargon/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.