jerga (f)
n.
jargon, slang, cant; pig latin; sackcloth, coarse fabric used to make sacks
jerga
= jargon, parlance, technospeak, argot, slang word, .
Ex: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.
Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.
Ex: This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.
Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.
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* jerga burocrática = officialese.
* jerga de las iniciales = initialese.
* jerga de los abogados = legalease.
* jerga de una disciplina = subject jargon.
* jerga informática = computerese, geek speak.
* jerga legal = legalease.