jargonistic

J8A1R1G2O1N1I1S1T1I1C3
/ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɪ.stɪk/

adjective

Characterised by jargon.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivejargonistic (comparative more jargonistic, superlative most jargonistic)

comparative more jargonistic · superlative most jargonistic

  1. Characterised by jargon.

    Policemen are forever being modest, jargonistic, officialese.

    1973, David A. Hansen, Thomas R. Culley, The police training officer
    1 more example

    Note that Hamill shrewdly opts for the awkward phrase "sexual lifestyle" rather than "sexual orientation." He does so because it allows him to imply what he knows better than to assert: that sexual preference is simply a matter of rational choice. Whatever the jargonistic catchphrase "sexual lifestyle" may connote, it does not signify sexual orientation, because even Denis Hamill knows that neither he nor we sat down, surveyed our options, and then consciously chose to be either straight or gay.

    1980 August 2, Lee Edelman, Joseph Litvak, “"Are Homosexual Murders Given Preference By City Hall?"”, in Gay Community News, page 5

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

jargonistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jargonistic

MLA

“jargonistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jargonistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jargonistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jargonistic.

Source: jargonistic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.