Both Uses of
jargon
in
1984 by Orwell
- Each contained a message of only one or two lines, in the abbreviated jargon — not actually Newspeak, but consisting largely of Newspeak words — which was used in the Ministry for internal purposes.†
p. 38..2 *
- Then he pulled the speakwrite towards him and rapped out a message in the hybrid jargon of the Ministries: 'Items one comma five comma seven approved fullwise stop suggestion contained item six doubleplus ridiculous verging crimethink cancel stop unproceed constructionwise antegetting plusfull estimates machinery overheads stop end message.'†
p. 168..7
Definition:
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(jargon) specialized terminology characteristic of a particular group such as doctors or thieves