jargon

Example Sentences

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So instead she applied for loans, but she was "too embarrassed" to say that she didn't understand the financial jargon.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Much of the set’s lyrical content evokes nostalgia and longing and is written, as so much traditional roots music is, from the viewpoint of those living within the culture, including work jargon and local allusions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

He repeated the tests many times, altering the phrases to include words drawn from categories such as bodily references, film noir-style atmosphere and technical jargon.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The bot and the baby know nothing of the world it describes, besides a handful of overused jargon that, like anything, loses its meaning if repeated enough times.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Some of the animal myths have the ring of contemporary biologic theory, if you allow for differences in jargon.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas