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  2. Corporate jargon - Wikipedia

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    Corporate speak is associated with managers of large corporations, business management consultants, and occasionally government. Reference to such jargon is typically derogatory, implying the use of long, complicated, or obscure words; abbreviations; euphemisms; and acronyms.

  3. Buzzword of the Week: Tent Pole

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    In the testosterone-laden enclaves of America's business class, buzzwords tend to be a bit manly. Often drawing from military or frontier jargon, they suggest a sharp-edged world where technology ...

  4. Slang - Wikipedia

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    A slang is a vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usages) of an informal register, common in everyday conversation but avoided in formal writing and speech. [1] It also often refers to the language exclusively used by the members of particular in-groups in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both.

  5. Colloquialism - Wikipedia

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    Colloquialism is characterized by the usage of figurative language, contractions, filler words, interjections, and other informalities such as slang. In contrast to formal and professional communications , colloquial speech does not adhere to grammar and syntax rules and thus may be considered inappropriate and impolite in situations and ...

  6. What ‘standing on business’ is all about - AOL

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    The fascination with understanding trending slang goes far beyond one’s desire to stay in the know or appear cool amongst young people, as experts have found that slang has a lasting impact on ...

  7. From ‘Basic’ to ‘Boujee,’ Here Are 29 Gen Z Slang Terms To ...

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    Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...

  8. Jargon - Wikipedia

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    The use of jargon in the business world is a common occurrence. The use of jargon in business correspondence reached a high popularity between the late 1800s into the 1950s. [29] In this context, jargon is most frequently used in modes of communication such as emails, reports, and other forms of documentation. [30]

  9. What does the slang word 'mid' really mean? - AOL

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    According to Bark.us, a company that decodes teen slang, "mid" is "a term used to describe something that is average, not particularly special, 'middle of the road.'"