jargonise

verb - to jargonise, the act of taking a simple easily understood word and changing it to a different word which is harder to understand by most as it is from a semantic field understood only by those with intense knowledge of that particular field. Can also be the act of taking a simple easily understood text, and carrying through a similar action as above except to the whole text. past tense, jargonised

I was able to understand that word, because it was just the word, 'word', but now someones jargonised and its now 'lexeme' and I can't understand it.

by jargoniser March 26, 2011

jargoneer

noun, a person prone to the excessive employ, in normal conversation, of any type of jargon (be it medical or corporate).

Jargoneer: "Let's ideate around this, and get some high-level action items down"

by Stratwich May 15, 2009

Jargonify

The act of making up words, either in order to make oneself sound more inteligent, or for lack of a better word.

"I hate it when people Jargonify"
"Ya! Why can't they be more Vocabulous?"

by Dave Swartz October 8, 2005

Jargonshpargon

The feeling of confidence before entering a situation where knowledge of a topic is needed

Person 1: You revise for that test we got later?
Person 2: Yes! I'm Totally Jargonshpargon!

by Benadude June 12, 2008

Jargonista

A person who is able to use a variety of technical terms to ultimately say nothing meaningful, but somehow still manages to satisfactorily answer questions from senior management, all while sipping a Venti, sugar-free, non-fat, vanilla soy, double shot, decaf, no foam, extra hot, Peppermint White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha with light whip, upside-down, 1 pump of peppermint, 1 and 3/8 pumps vanilla, heavy whip-cream, 3 ice cubes, 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg sprinkled on top, with green sprinkles, light cinnamon dusted on, stirred, with no lid, double cupped, and a straw

Gary is the ultimate jargonista. He was able to deflect each of Claire's questions with a bunch of mis-used and non-sensical technical terms without spilling his latest barista creation.

by Furry Trout August 14, 2011

Jargonese

The language certain academics speak purposely to mask their failure to make the complex understandable, usually a sign of either profound insecurity or a failure to understand the complex thoughts they are discussing.

"Her jargonese is exhausting everyone," sighed one person at the conference on Victorian Marxism Hegemonies.

by Dame Teacher February 20, 2022

jargoning

To use jargon specific to an area of expertise you and at least one of the people you're talking to understands that is unfamiliar to other people around you; thus excluding them from your conversation.

Civil engineering student 1: "Hey, check out that spiral reinforced column over there, I wonder what the dead load is on that member?"

Civil engineering student 2: "About as much as I load on your mom every night."

Dumbass arstie: "Despite the jargoning, I understand you just burned your friend pretty good, huh?"

by Swyss April 28, 2007