Catchphrase vs Jargon - What's the difference?
catchphrase | jargon |
A group of words, often originating in popular culture that is spontaneously popularized after widespread repeated use.
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A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
(countable) Language characteristic of a particular group.
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(uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
* Macaulay
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
* Longfellow
As nouns the difference between catchphrase and jargon
is that catchphrase is a group of words, often originating in popular culture that is spontaneously popularized after widespread repeated use while jargon is a technical terminology unique to a particular subject.As a verb jargon is
to utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.catchphrase
English
(wikipedia catchphrase)Alternative forms
* catch phrase, catch-phraseNoun
(en noun)on 14 May 2006 – Crediting his British wife with [[w:Tigger, Tigger]'s "TTFN" ' catchphrase – "ta-ta for now".
Synonyms
* signature phrase * catchwordTrivia
This is one of the few common words in English with six consonants in a row. Others include latchstring and watchstrap.jargon
English
Etymology 1
(etyl)Noun
- In fact all the competing theories have developed their own specialized jargons and have a tendency to be difficult to penetrate.
- A barbarous jargon .
Synonyms
* (language characteristic of a group) argot, cant, intalk * vernacularDerived terms
* jargonaut * jargoneer * jargonist * jargonistic * jargonization * jargonizeVerb
(en verb)- The noisy jay, / Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.