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jargon ; difficult to understand.
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Examples
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Since Artforum had been described as "jargony" I framed a question about that:
John Seed: Artforum: Slowly Sinking in a Sea of Bloggers? Not Quite... John Seed 2010
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Since Artforum had been described as "jargony" I framed a question about that:
John Seed: Artforum : Slowly Sinking in a Sea of Bloggers? Not Quite... John Seed 2010
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I think you are being too hard on it; Chandler was a sea captain and what you refer to as 'jargony' is actually the 'real thing'.
THE HAMELIN PLAGUE by A. Bertram Chandler (Monarch 1963) 2007
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Just "binding glue" or is there a more "jargony" name for it?
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Since Artforum had been described as "jargony" I framed a question about that: "Some complain that Artforum is full of jargon and that it does not cover painting.
John Seed: Artforum : Slowly Sinking in a Sea of Bloggers? Not Quite... John Seed 2010
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This social phenomenon is so well documented that scientists even have a jargony name for it: the reciprocity principle.
Wray Herbert: Why We LIke Romantic Uncertainty Wray Herbert 2011
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This social phenomenon is so well documented that scientists even have a jargony name for it: the reciprocity principle.
Wray Herbert: Why We LIke Romantic Uncertainty Wray Herbert 2011
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Also, check out the awesomely jargony product description from the press-release:
Boing Boing 2009
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The amazing part is that all Mr. West's rote business-school moves—the jargony domain of "channel dynamics" and "brand activation"—have actually worked.
Hershey Discovers Sweet Taste of Losing Dennis K. Berman 2011
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This social phenomenon is so well documented that scientists even have a jargony name for it: the reciprocity principle.
Wray Herbert: Why We LIke Romantic Uncertainty Wray Herbert 2011
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