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jargon
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Sense: Noun: specialized vocabulary

Synonyms:

argot, slang , lingo (informal), vernacular, lexicon, vocabulary , vocab (informal), terminology, terms, jive, cant, shoptalk (informal), language , phraseology, legalese, bureaucratese, journalese, computerese, medicalese, business speak, newspeak, technobabble (informal)

Sense: Noun: nonsensical speech

Synonyms:

gibberish (informal), mumbo jumbo (informal), gobbledygook (informal), nonsense , hogwash (informal), twaddle (informal), piffle (informal), all Greek to me (informal)

Sense: Noun: hybrid language

Synonyms:

pidgin, patois, dialect, creole, hybrid language, mixed language

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