The phrase "awkward jargon" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe language that is unnecessarily complex or difficult to understand, often in a professional or technical context.
Example: "The report was filled with awkward jargon that made it hard for the average reader to grasp the main points."
Alternatives: "clumsy terminology" or "confusing language".
Marketing jargon is just that—jargon.
The term is now widely used to break tension with comedic results, however it has been so overused that yes, it has become, "Awkward!" A character uses technical jargon to explain something when others clearly need the layman's terms.
Look for awkward attempts to emulate current youth lingo and jargon.
There is a lot of unexplained jargon, and the pace is awkward, alternating between the jovial informality of an after-dinner speech and challenging discussions of graphs and mathematical symbols.
That, after all, is what swing voters care most about, and the area in which they are most unhappy with the president's performance.It's not just the economy, stupidThe hitch is that "pivoting to the centre", as the election jargon has it, is an especially awkward manoeuvre for Mr Romney.
And don't try to wiggle out of your awkward educational pickle by devolving into incomprehensible resume jargon or corporate-speak.
AlethiCorp (Simon Christiansen) This simulation of a corporate training and remote working website is so real it hurts, from the obtuse, jargon-jangling training exercises to the awkward inter-office social event invitations.
Print ads introduce employers to a man in a suit whose awkward dance moves make him "rhythm impaired" and an awkward man who is hard to understand because he is "jargon prone".
Legal jargon; long-winded explanations of the reasons for transactions; pages of definitions; strings of synonyms; all-cap, italicized, bolded sections; and awkward sentences filled with semicolons.
