Buzzword
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject.
Cant
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: lively, lusty.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.To speak in set phrases.To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.To set (something) at an angle.To bevel an edge or corner.To overturn so that the contents are emptied.To divide or parcel out.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.Shelta.Empty, hypocritical talk.Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name of the bearer.corner, nicheslope, the angle at which something is set.A movement or throw that overturns something.
Example sentence: Roald Dahl pioneered a new kind of literature for youngsters, one that dispensed with cant and solemnity, favoring anarchy and joy over duty and humbuggery while acknowledging that oftentimes no good deed goes unpunished. But ultimately, it was his sheer joie de vivre that carried the day.