What does jargonaut mean?
Jargonaut means Someone who uses jargon, especially to an excessive degree..
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/ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɔːt/ · noun
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.
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Jargonaut means Someone who uses jargon, especially to an excessive degree..
Common synonyms include jargoneer, jargonist.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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