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Collocations for jargon - noun

ADJECTIVE

current
impenetrable, incomprehensible, meaningless, obscure
unnecessary
academic, legal, medical, military, scientific, technical, etc.

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… OF JARGON

piece

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VERB + jargon

speak, speak in, use
He always speaks in obscure legal jargon.
be couched in
Her emails are always couched in jargon.
avoid

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PREPOSITION

in jargon
The report seemed to be written in computer jargon.
jargon for
‘All necessary means’ is diplomatic jargon for ‘war’.

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