Jargon vs. Slang — What's the Difference?

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.

Slang is language (words, phrases, and usages) of an informal register. It also sometimes refers to the language generally exclusive to the members of particular in-groups prefer over the common vocabulary of a standard language in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both.

The specialized language of a trade, profession, or similar group, especially when viewed as difficult to understand by outsiders

A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of coinages and figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect.

Nonsensical or incoherent language

Language peculiar to a group; argot or jargon

A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin. Not in technical use.

To use slang.

To speak in or use jargon.

To use angry and abusive language

(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.

To attack with abusive language; vituperate

(countable) A language characteristic of a particular group.

Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.

(uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon.

To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.

The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant.

Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish.

(countable) A particular variety of slang; the slang used by a particular group.

An artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.

(countable) An item of slang; a slang word or expression.

A variety of zircon. See Zircon.

(India) A curse word.

To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.

Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.

A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);

A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.

A colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon

A counterfeit weight or measure.

Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

A travelling show, or one of its performances.

A hawker's license.

A watchchain.

To vocally abuse, or shout at.

To sell especially illegal drugs.

Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.

A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.

Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc.

To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language.

Informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar;

A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);

Use slang or vulgar language

Fool or hoax;

Abuse with coarse language