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Oregon Jargon

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talkee talkee collapse

jargon collapse: specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

straightjacket collapse

double Dutch collapse: the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners; an incomprehensible talk

gobbledygook collapse: incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists

officialese collapse: the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure

gobbledegook collapse

parlance collapse: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

shibboleth collapse: a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

argot collapse

secret language collapse

lingo collapse

aphasia collapse: inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

Babel collapse: a confusion of voices and other sounds

straitjacket collapse: a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person; anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

muteness collapse: a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

cuff collapse: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg; hit with the hand

dictionary collapse: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

handcuff collapse: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

scatology collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes); a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

vulgar language collapse

terminology collapse: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

tether collapse: tie with a tether; "tether horses"

phraseology collapse

manacle collapse: confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

lexicon collapse

mouthful collapse: the quantity that can be held in the mouth

stranglehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe; complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

flummery collapse: a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal

rigamarole collapse

rigmarole collapse: a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time"; a set of confused and meaningless statements

double talk collapse: deliberately unintelligible gibberish

pussyfooting collapse

reins collapse

bureaucracy collapse: any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape; a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials; nonelective government officials

patois collapse: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

technicality collapse: a detail that is considered insignificant

stuff and nonsense collapse

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