jobjargon
nounUK /ˈdʒɒbˌdʒɑːɡən/
US /ˈdʒɑːbˌdʒɑːrɡən/
Special words that people use at work that can be hard for others to understand.
The new employee needed a glossary to decode all the jobjargon in the meeting.
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2. Confusing words used in a specific profession that outsiders find hard to follow.
The IT team's jobjargon left everyone else in the room confused.
3. Language filled with technical terms used to sound official or important.
His report was full of jobjargon that hid the simple message.
4. The informal vocabulary shared by people in the same company or department.
New hires pick up the jobjargon quickly after a few weeks.