Word Of The Week (WOW #38)
Hi guys,
Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me.)
It’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week.
If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my WOW post.
Here’s this week’s WOW:
Word:
Jargon
Part Of Speech:
Noun
Derivatives:
Jargonistic: adjective
Pronunciation:
- /ˈdʒɑːɡ(ə)n/
- jar-gon
- Audio
Meaning:
Meaning-1:
- Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.
- (Archaic) A form of language regarded as barbarous, debased, or hybrid.
Meaning-2:
- A translucent, colourless, or smoky gem variety of zircon.
Synonyms:
specialized language, technical language, slang, cant, idiom, argot, patter, patois, vernacular; computerese, legalese, bureaucratese, journalese, psychobabble.
Antonyms:
None
Related Phrases/Informal Synonyms:
Double Dutch, mumbo jumbo, geekspeak, gobbledegook.
Word Origin:
- Late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘twittering, chattering’, later ‘gibberish’): from Old French jargoun, of unknown origin. The main sense dates from the mid 17th century.
- Mid 18th century: from French, from Italian giargone ; probably ultimately related to zircon.
Usage Note:
None
Use In Sentences:
- The instructions are written in electrician’s jargon.
- This legal jargon is going to be the death of me.
I hope you guys like this word and hope it’s useful to you in some or the other way! If you want to check out more words like this, then visit my page:
Word Treasure
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We are using the same word!
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Really!? Awesome 🙂
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Yes! 😃
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How interesting. I never knew about the second meaning.
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Now that’s really interesting. Even I never knew about the second meaning (and that was not a surprise, considering how brilliant I am in English! lol) but a lot of people have said the same thing. And I’m really glad that I could offer something new, especially to the seasoned English users, like you 🙂
Have a great day, dear!
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Thanks a lot 😀
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I had no idea of definition number two. Thanks Heena, and have a great week.
🙂
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You’re welcome dear, thanks a lot for reading 🙂
You too have a wonderful week!
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🙂
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Lovely word Heena! Hope you are well.
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Thanks a lot, Tony! 🙂
Have a great day!
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