Gibberish vs. Jargon — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gibberish and Jargon
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Gibberish
Gibberish, also called jibber-jabber or gobbledygook, is speech that is (or appears to be) nonsense. It may include speech sounds that are not actual words, or language games and specialized jargon that seems nonsensical to outsiders."Gibberish" is also used as an imprecation to denigrate or tar ideas or opinions the user disagrees with or finds irksome, a rough equivalent of "nonsense", "folderol", or "claptrap".
Jargon
Jargon is the specialized terminology associated with a particular field or area of activity. Jargon is normally employed in a particular communicative context and may not be well understood outside that context.
Gibberish
Unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense
He talks gibberish
Jargon
The specialized language of a trade, profession, or similar group, especially when viewed as difficult to understand by outsiders
A crime novel that uses a lot of police jargon.
Gibberish
Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing.
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Jargon
Nonsensical or incoherent language
"Your description will be considered as mere jargon by every man of sense" (Alexander Hamilton).
Gibberish
Highly technical or esoteric language.
Jargon
A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin. Not in technical use.
Gibberish
Unnecessarily pretentious or vague language.
Jargon
To speak in or use jargon.
Gibberish
Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
Jargon
(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
Gibberish
Needlessly obscure or overly technical language.
Jargon
(countable) A language characteristic of a particular group.
Gibberish
(uncountable) A language game, comparable to pig Latin, in which one inserts a nonsense syllable before the first vowel in each syllable of a word.
Jargon
(uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
Gibberish
Unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless
Jargon
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
Gibberish
Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words.
He, like a gypsy, oftentimes would go;All kinds of gibberish he had learnt to know.
Such gibberish as children may be heard amusing themselves with.
Jargon
Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish.
Gibberish
Incomprehensible, obscure, or pretentious technical talk or writing; excessively obscure jargon.
Jargon
An artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.
The jargon which serves the traffickers.
Gibberish
Unmeaning; as, gibberish language.
Jargon
A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
Gibberish
Unintelligible talking
Jargon
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.
Jargon
A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);
They don't speak our lingo
Jargon
A colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
Jargon
Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
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