Jargon And Slang

noun language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of technical terms

verb to speak or write in gobbledegook

• The document was filled with technical gobbledegook that was hard to decipher.
• I tried reading that article but it was full of gobbledegook.
• I can't make heads or tails of this gobbledegook!
• His explanation was just a bunch of gobbledegook, I couldn't understand a word.

noun a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest

• In legal parlance, the term 'plaintiff' refers to the party who brings a case to court.
• In everyday parlance, people often refer to the internet as 'the web'.
• In street parlance, 'lit' means something exciting or amazing.
• In political parlance, 'swamp' is often used to describe a corrupt system.