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Pronunciation : Jar"gon
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E. garrulous, or gargle.]
Definition : Defn: Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. "A barbarous jargon." Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." Prior. The jargon which serves the traffickers. Johnson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Jar"gon
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner. The noisy jay, Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. Longfellow.

i. [imp. & p. p. Jargon; p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Jar"gon
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [E.jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers. zarg gold- colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.)
Definition : Defn: A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913