The story of the word jargon dates back to the Old French word jargoun meaning "twittering." According to University of Bergamo professor Maurizio Gotti, author of The Language of Thieves and Vagabonds, the word showed up in the English language through Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.

What do you mean by the term jargon?

1 : the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group sports jargon. 2 : obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words an academic essay filled with jargon. 3a : confused unintelligible language. b : a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect.

What is the purpose of jargon?

Definition of Jargon

Jargon is a literary term that is defined as the use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade. These specialized terms are used to convey hidden meanings accepted and understood in that field.