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Jargon vs Neologism - What's the difference?

jargon | neologism |

As nouns the difference between jargon and neologism

is that jargon is a technical terminology unique to a particular subject while neologism is a word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.

As a verb jargon

is to utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.

jargon

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Noun

  • (uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
  • (countable) Language characteristic of a particular group.
  • * 2014 , Ian Hodder, Archaeological Theory Today
    • In fact all the competing theories have developed their own specialized jargons and have a tendency to be difficult to penetrate.
  • (uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
  • * Macaulay
    • A barbarous jargon .
    Synonyms
    * (language characteristic of a group) argot, cant, intalk * vernacular
    Derived terms
    * jargonaut * jargoneer * jargonist * jargonistic * jargonization * jargonize

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
  • * Longfellow
    • The noisy jay, / Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) giargone, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * jargoon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of zircon

    • External links

    * (projectlink) * ----

    neologism

    English

    (wikipedia neologism)

    Noun

  • (linguistics) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
  • (linguistics, uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
  • (psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.

    • Usage notes

    For a word to be no longer considered new, it needs to be understood by a significant portion of the population as having always been a valid word. For that to occur the word must have been in common use for approximately one generation — fifteen to twenty years — but there is no universally accepted measure.

    Synonyms

    * coinage

    Antonyms

    * paleologism

    Derived terms

    * diffused neologism * stable neologism

    Related terms

    * neologize * neologizer * neology

    See also

    * protologism * vogue words *

    References

    * The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style. Bryan A. Garner. Oxford University Press, 2000. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. 21 June 2006 * The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

    External links

    * Neologisms in Journalistic Text English words suffixed with -ism