Word to use when you don't understand a sport or video game language

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I've been trying to find this word for ages. It's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't find it. Here's a scenario:



Guy 1: Did you see that curve ball by that baseball player?

Guy 2: Yeah that was really well done!



Then there's one person who doesn't understand a thing Guy 1 and 2 are saying, and says...



Guy 3: They are using so much _____



The blank part is a word that I can't remember. Help. Me. (T~T)






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  • does mumbo jumbo or gibberish work for you?
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    Someone might like to write up "jargon" (with a dictionary definition) as an answer...
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I've been trying to find this word for ages. It's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't find it. Here's a scenario:



Guy 1: Did you see that curve ball by that baseball player?

Guy 2: Yeah that was really well done!



Then there's one person who doesn't understand a thing Guy 1 and 2 are saying, and says...



Guy 3: They are using so much _____



The blank part is a word that I can't remember. Help. Me. (T~T)






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  • does mumbo jumbo or gibberish work for you?
    – user 2646
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    Someone might like to write up "jargon" (with a dictionary definition) as an answer...
    – Chappo
    3 hours ago












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I've been trying to find this word for ages. It's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't find it. Here's a scenario:



Guy 1: Did you see that curve ball by that baseball player?

Guy 2: Yeah that was really well done!



Then there's one person who doesn't understand a thing Guy 1 and 2 are saying, and says...



Guy 3: They are using so much _____



The blank part is a word that I can't remember. Help. Me. (T~T)






single-word-requests







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I've been trying to find this word for ages. It's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't find it. Here's a scenario:



Guy 1: Did you see that curve ball by that baseball player?

Guy 2: Yeah that was really well done!



Then there's one person who doesn't understand a thing Guy 1 and 2 are saying, and says...



Guy 3: They are using so much _____



The blank part is a word that I can't remember. Help. Me. (T~T)






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  • does mumbo jumbo or gibberish work for you?
    – user 2646
    4 hours ago







  • 1




    Someone might like to write up "jargon" (with a dictionary definition) as an answer...
    – Chappo
    3 hours ago
















  • does mumbo jumbo or gibberish work for you?
    – user 2646
    4 hours ago







  • 1




    Someone might like to write up "jargon" (with a dictionary definition) as an answer...
    – Chappo
    3 hours ago















does mumbo jumbo or gibberish work for you?
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does mumbo jumbo or gibberish work for you?
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1




Someone might like to write up "jargon" (with a dictionary definition) as an answer...
– Chappo
3 hours ago




Someone might like to write up "jargon" (with a dictionary definition) as an answer...
– Chappo
3 hours ago










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The word typically used for this is jargon:




Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
Oxford Dictionaries




For example:



  • Video Game Vocabulary, Jargon, and Slang - Lee Laughead's

  • The comprehensive guide to sports jargon | FOX Sports





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    One word for this is lingo



    Defined by Merriam Webster as:




    b : the special vocabulary of a particular field of interest The book has a lot of computer lingo.




    Guy 3: They are using so much lingo that can't understand a word they're saying.



    And just for grins, since your question used Baseball as an example, here's a site on Baseball Slang and Lingo






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      The word typically used for this is jargon:




      Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
      Oxford Dictionaries




      For example:



      • Video Game Vocabulary, Jargon, and Slang - Lee Laughead's

      • The comprehensive guide to sports jargon | FOX Sports





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        The word typically used for this is jargon:




        Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
        Oxford Dictionaries




        For example:



        • Video Game Vocabulary, Jargon, and Slang - Lee Laughead's

        • The comprehensive guide to sports jargon | FOX Sports





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          The word typically used for this is jargon:




          Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
          Oxford Dictionaries




          For example:



          • Video Game Vocabulary, Jargon, and Slang - Lee Laughead's

          • The comprehensive guide to sports jargon | FOX Sports





          share|improve this answer












          The word typically used for this is jargon:




          Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
          Oxford Dictionaries




          For example:



          • Video Game Vocabulary, Jargon, and Slang - Lee Laughead's

          • The comprehensive guide to sports jargon | FOX Sports






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              One word for this is lingo



              Defined by Merriam Webster as:




              b : the special vocabulary of a particular field of interest The book has a lot of computer lingo.




              Guy 3: They are using so much lingo that can't understand a word they're saying.



              And just for grins, since your question used Baseball as an example, here's a site on Baseball Slang and Lingo






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                One word for this is lingo



                Defined by Merriam Webster as:




                b : the special vocabulary of a particular field of interest The book has a lot of computer lingo.




                Guy 3: They are using so much lingo that can't understand a word they're saying.



                And just for grins, since your question used Baseball as an example, here's a site on Baseball Slang and Lingo






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                  One word for this is lingo



                  Defined by Merriam Webster as:




                  b : the special vocabulary of a particular field of interest The book has a lot of computer lingo.




                  Guy 3: They are using so much lingo that can't understand a word they're saying.



                  And just for grins, since your question used Baseball as an example, here's a site on Baseball Slang and Lingo






                  share|improve this answer














                  One word for this is lingo



                  Defined by Merriam Webster as:




                  b : the special vocabulary of a particular field of interest The book has a lot of computer lingo.




                  Guy 3: They are using so much lingo that can't understand a word they're saying.



                  And just for grins, since your question used Baseball as an example, here's a site on Baseball Slang and Lingo







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