jargonaut
UK/ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɔːt/US/ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡəˌnɔt/
jargonaut noun: someone who uses jargon, especially to an excessive degree.
Noun
jargonaut (plural jargonauts)
- Someone who uses jargon, especially to an excessive degree.
- Only a generation ago, some academic jargonaut coined prioritize, meaning “give priority to” or “rank in order of importance,” and stiffs like me ran to the ramparts to denounce it as ugly, bureaucratic and unnecessary.2006 September 24, William Safire, “On Language: Pretexting”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 Nov 2012
Synonyms of jargonaut
Forms of jargonaut
| plural | jargonauts |
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Origin of jargonaut
Blend of jargon + argonaut.
Questions about jargonaut
- What does jargonaut mean?
- Jargonaut means someone who uses jargon, especially to an excessive degree.
- What part of speech is jargonaut?
- Jargonaut is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jargonaut?
- Jargonaut is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɔːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of jargonaut?
- The plural of jargonaut is jargonauts.
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