Jargonaut
//ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡəˌnɔt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Blend of jargon + argonaut.
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