Verb for replacing common words with unnecessary jargon?












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Some people like to exchange common words for unnecessarily technical jargon. For example,




Your friend: I partook in ornithological observation



You: You mean you went birdwatching?




Is there a word for what your friend here is doing?



That is, if you asked your friend to stop _______ing, you would be asking them to stop using convoluted wording for no reason.



EDIT: I'm not referring here to the amount of detail, only to the unnecessary substitution of jargon into an otherwise straightforward sentence.










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    Stop sesquipedalianizing?

    – Jim
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  • It would be ironic if the name for this action was itself overly technical!

    – Mahkoe
    5 hours ago











  • high-sounding (adj.)

    – ubi hatt
    5 hours ago











  • Possible duplicate of Word to describe "when someone describes something in too much detail"

    – Jason Bassford
    5 hours ago






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    How about obfuscate?

    – Adam Lawrence
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Some people like to exchange common words for unnecessarily technical jargon. For example,




Your friend: I partook in ornithological observation



You: You mean you went birdwatching?




Is there a word for what your friend here is doing?



That is, if you asked your friend to stop _______ing, you would be asking them to stop using convoluted wording for no reason.



EDIT: I'm not referring here to the amount of detail, only to the unnecessary substitution of jargon into an otherwise straightforward sentence.










share|improve this question




















  • 5





    Stop sesquipedalianizing?

    – Jim
    5 hours ago











  • It would be ironic if the name for this action was itself overly technical!

    – Mahkoe
    5 hours ago











  • high-sounding (adj.)

    – ubi hatt
    5 hours ago











  • Possible duplicate of Word to describe "when someone describes something in too much detail"

    – Jason Bassford
    5 hours ago






  • 2





    How about obfuscate?

    – Adam Lawrence
    2 hours ago














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Some people like to exchange common words for unnecessarily technical jargon. For example,




Your friend: I partook in ornithological observation



You: You mean you went birdwatching?




Is there a word for what your friend here is doing?



That is, if you asked your friend to stop _______ing, you would be asking them to stop using convoluted wording for no reason.



EDIT: I'm not referring here to the amount of detail, only to the unnecessary substitution of jargon into an otherwise straightforward sentence.










share|improve this question
















Some people like to exchange common words for unnecessarily technical jargon. For example,




Your friend: I partook in ornithological observation



You: You mean you went birdwatching?




Is there a word for what your friend here is doing?



That is, if you asked your friend to stop _______ing, you would be asking them to stop using convoluted wording for no reason.



EDIT: I'm not referring here to the amount of detail, only to the unnecessary substitution of jargon into an otherwise straightforward sentence.







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  • 5





    Stop sesquipedalianizing?

    – Jim
    5 hours ago











  • It would be ironic if the name for this action was itself overly technical!

    – Mahkoe
    5 hours ago











  • high-sounding (adj.)

    – ubi hatt
    5 hours ago











  • Possible duplicate of Word to describe "when someone describes something in too much detail"

    – Jason Bassford
    5 hours ago






  • 2





    How about obfuscate?

    – Adam Lawrence
    2 hours ago














  • 5





    Stop sesquipedalianizing?

    – Jim
    5 hours ago











  • It would be ironic if the name for this action was itself overly technical!

    – Mahkoe
    5 hours ago











  • high-sounding (adj.)

    – ubi hatt
    5 hours ago











  • Possible duplicate of Word to describe "when someone describes something in too much detail"

    – Jason Bassford
    5 hours ago






  • 2





    How about obfuscate?

    – Adam Lawrence
    2 hours ago








5




5





Stop sesquipedalianizing?

– Jim
5 hours ago





Stop sesquipedalianizing?

– Jim
5 hours ago













It would be ironic if the name for this action was itself overly technical!

– Mahkoe
5 hours ago





It would be ironic if the name for this action was itself overly technical!

– Mahkoe
5 hours ago













high-sounding (adj.)

– ubi hatt
5 hours ago





high-sounding (adj.)

– ubi hatt
5 hours ago













Possible duplicate of Word to describe "when someone describes something in too much detail"

– Jason Bassford
5 hours ago





Possible duplicate of Word to describe "when someone describes something in too much detail"

– Jason Bassford
5 hours ago




2




2





How about obfuscate?

– Adam Lawrence
2 hours ago





How about obfuscate?

– Adam Lawrence
2 hours ago










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jargonize




v.intr.
To talk or write jargon
American Heritage
Dictionary



2.(intr)
to talk in jargon
Collins Dictionary



intransitive verb
to speak or write jargon
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary



1.to talk or write jargon or a jargon.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary




The definitions I've given are the intransitive versions of the verb, which seems to fit your sentence. These dictionaries all have transitive definitions as well, which go something like:




2.to render as jargon; translate into jargon.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
1 : to make into
jargon
2 : to express in jargon
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary




I would say "jargonize" itself isn't a very common word, so you may be jargonizing in using it, or maybe not, I don't know. Really nothing is done to the word "jargon" other than adding a very familiar suffixal morpheme to it. We do it all the time, often spontaneously.



You can also find the term dejargonize, sometimes hyphenated, though this isn't found in dictionaries. Well, unless you want to include Wiktionary in the count.




dejargonize

1.(transitive) To free from obscure technical language.
Wiktionary







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    There are numerous words that aren't verbs that describe this speech.



    Adjectives that come to mind include bombastic, grandiloquent, pompous. Those words can be turned into verbs (bombasticize, grandiloquize, pomp), but as you've said in the comments, in doing so, you yourself would be grandiloquizing.



    A plainer request might use a noun form: Enough with the bombast/grandiloquence/pomposity!






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      I have an adjective. You might ask your friend to "stop being altiloquent".



      "adjective Archaic.
      (of language) high-flown or pretentious."



      I remembered it from the word of the day a couple of weeks ago:



      https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/altiloquent-2019-01-20/






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        You should ask your friend to stop using big words and start speaking ordinary language. Here's how the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines this expression:




        a difficult word used to try to impress someone




        Example sentence:




        You don't need to use big words to make your point.







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          jargonize




          v.intr.
          To talk or write jargon
          American Heritage
          Dictionary



          2.(intr)
          to talk in jargon
          Collins Dictionary



          intransitive verb
          to speak or write jargon
          Merriam-Webster
          Dictionary



          1.to talk or write jargon or a jargon.
          Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary




          The definitions I've given are the intransitive versions of the verb, which seems to fit your sentence. These dictionaries all have transitive definitions as well, which go something like:




          2.to render as jargon; translate into jargon.
          Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
          1 : to make into
          jargon
          2 : to express in jargon
          Merriam-Webster
          Dictionary




          I would say "jargonize" itself isn't a very common word, so you may be jargonizing in using it, or maybe not, I don't know. Really nothing is done to the word "jargon" other than adding a very familiar suffixal morpheme to it. We do it all the time, often spontaneously.



          You can also find the term dejargonize, sometimes hyphenated, though this isn't found in dictionaries. Well, unless you want to include Wiktionary in the count.




          dejargonize

          1.(transitive) To free from obscure technical language.
          Wiktionary







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            jargonize




            v.intr.
            To talk or write jargon
            American Heritage
            Dictionary



            2.(intr)
            to talk in jargon
            Collins Dictionary



            intransitive verb
            to speak or write jargon
            Merriam-Webster
            Dictionary



            1.to talk or write jargon or a jargon.
            Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary




            The definitions I've given are the intransitive versions of the verb, which seems to fit your sentence. These dictionaries all have transitive definitions as well, which go something like:




            2.to render as jargon; translate into jargon.
            Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
            1 : to make into
            jargon
            2 : to express in jargon
            Merriam-Webster
            Dictionary




            I would say "jargonize" itself isn't a very common word, so you may be jargonizing in using it, or maybe not, I don't know. Really nothing is done to the word "jargon" other than adding a very familiar suffixal morpheme to it. We do it all the time, often spontaneously.



            You can also find the term dejargonize, sometimes hyphenated, though this isn't found in dictionaries. Well, unless you want to include Wiktionary in the count.




            dejargonize

            1.(transitive) To free from obscure technical language.
            Wiktionary







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              jargonize




              v.intr.
              To talk or write jargon
              American Heritage
              Dictionary



              2.(intr)
              to talk in jargon
              Collins Dictionary



              intransitive verb
              to speak or write jargon
              Merriam-Webster
              Dictionary



              1.to talk or write jargon or a jargon.
              Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary




              The definitions I've given are the intransitive versions of the verb, which seems to fit your sentence. These dictionaries all have transitive definitions as well, which go something like:




              2.to render as jargon; translate into jargon.
              Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
              1 : to make into
              jargon
              2 : to express in jargon
              Merriam-Webster
              Dictionary




              I would say "jargonize" itself isn't a very common word, so you may be jargonizing in using it, or maybe not, I don't know. Really nothing is done to the word "jargon" other than adding a very familiar suffixal morpheme to it. We do it all the time, often spontaneously.



              You can also find the term dejargonize, sometimes hyphenated, though this isn't found in dictionaries. Well, unless you want to include Wiktionary in the count.




              dejargonize

              1.(transitive) To free from obscure technical language.
              Wiktionary







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              jargonize




              v.intr.
              To talk or write jargon
              American Heritage
              Dictionary



              2.(intr)
              to talk in jargon
              Collins Dictionary



              intransitive verb
              to speak or write jargon
              Merriam-Webster
              Dictionary



              1.to talk or write jargon or a jargon.
              Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary




              The definitions I've given are the intransitive versions of the verb, which seems to fit your sentence. These dictionaries all have transitive definitions as well, which go something like:




              2.to render as jargon; translate into jargon.
              Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
              1 : to make into
              jargon
              2 : to express in jargon
              Merriam-Webster
              Dictionary




              I would say "jargonize" itself isn't a very common word, so you may be jargonizing in using it, or maybe not, I don't know. Really nothing is done to the word "jargon" other than adding a very familiar suffixal morpheme to it. We do it all the time, often spontaneously.



              You can also find the term dejargonize, sometimes hyphenated, though this isn't found in dictionaries. Well, unless you want to include Wiktionary in the count.




              dejargonize

              1.(transitive) To free from obscure technical language.
              Wiktionary








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                    You should link your reference and add an example sentence or something to lengthen your answer. Otherwise, Captain Can't-Help-Himself will swoop down on it. YW.

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                    You should link your reference and add an example sentence or something to lengthen your answer. Otherwise, Captain Can't-Help-Himself will swoop down on it. YW.

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                  You should link your reference and add an example sentence or something to lengthen your answer. Otherwise, Captain Can't-Help-Himself will swoop down on it. YW.

                  – KannE
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                  You should link your reference and add an example sentence or something to lengthen your answer. Otherwise, Captain Can't-Help-Himself will swoop down on it. YW.

                  – KannE
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                  There are numerous words that aren't verbs that describe this speech.



                  Adjectives that come to mind include bombastic, grandiloquent, pompous. Those words can be turned into verbs (bombasticize, grandiloquize, pomp), but as you've said in the comments, in doing so, you yourself would be grandiloquizing.



                  A plainer request might use a noun form: Enough with the bombast/grandiloquence/pomposity!






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                    There are numerous words that aren't verbs that describe this speech.



                    Adjectives that come to mind include bombastic, grandiloquent, pompous. Those words can be turned into verbs (bombasticize, grandiloquize, pomp), but as you've said in the comments, in doing so, you yourself would be grandiloquizing.



                    A plainer request might use a noun form: Enough with the bombast/grandiloquence/pomposity!






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                      There are numerous words that aren't verbs that describe this speech.



                      Adjectives that come to mind include bombastic, grandiloquent, pompous. Those words can be turned into verbs (bombasticize, grandiloquize, pomp), but as you've said in the comments, in doing so, you yourself would be grandiloquizing.



                      A plainer request might use a noun form: Enough with the bombast/grandiloquence/pomposity!






                      share|improve this answer













                      There are numerous words that aren't verbs that describe this speech.



                      Adjectives that come to mind include bombastic, grandiloquent, pompous. Those words can be turned into verbs (bombasticize, grandiloquize, pomp), but as you've said in the comments, in doing so, you yourself would be grandiloquizing.



                      A plainer request might use a noun form: Enough with the bombast/grandiloquence/pomposity!







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                          I have an adjective. You might ask your friend to "stop being altiloquent".



                          "adjective Archaic.
                          (of language) high-flown or pretentious."



                          I remembered it from the word of the day a couple of weeks ago:



                          https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/altiloquent-2019-01-20/






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                            I have an adjective. You might ask your friend to "stop being altiloquent".



                            "adjective Archaic.
                            (of language) high-flown or pretentious."



                            I remembered it from the word of the day a couple of weeks ago:



                            https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/altiloquent-2019-01-20/






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                              I have an adjective. You might ask your friend to "stop being altiloquent".



                              "adjective Archaic.
                              (of language) high-flown or pretentious."



                              I remembered it from the word of the day a couple of weeks ago:



                              https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/altiloquent-2019-01-20/






                              share|improve this answer













                              I have an adjective. You might ask your friend to "stop being altiloquent".



                              "adjective Archaic.
                              (of language) high-flown or pretentious."



                              I remembered it from the word of the day a couple of weeks ago:



                              https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/altiloquent-2019-01-20/







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                                  You should ask your friend to stop using big words and start speaking ordinary language. Here's how the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines this expression:




                                  a difficult word used to try to impress someone




                                  Example sentence:




                                  You don't need to use big words to make your point.







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                                    You should ask your friend to stop using big words and start speaking ordinary language. Here's how the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines this expression:




                                    a difficult word used to try to impress someone




                                    Example sentence:




                                    You don't need to use big words to make your point.







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                                      You should ask your friend to stop using big words and start speaking ordinary language. Here's how the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines this expression:




                                      a difficult word used to try to impress someone




                                      Example sentence:




                                      You don't need to use big words to make your point.







                                      share|improve this answer













                                      You should ask your friend to stop using big words and start speaking ordinary language. Here's how the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines this expression:




                                      a difficult word used to try to impress someone




                                      Example sentence:




                                      You don't need to use big words to make your point.








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