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, niche slope, the angle at which something is set. A movement or throw that overturns something.
Example sentence: Over the past 20 years, I have noticed that the most flexible, dynamic, inquisitive minds among my students have been industrial design majors. Industrial designers are bracingly free of ideology and cant. The industrial designer is trained to be a clear-eyed observer of the commercial world - which, like it or not, is modern reality.
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.