I see this happen in non-technical spaces too... product managers using project-specific acronyms and codenames in front of an audience of new people. I can't t

I see this happen in non-technical spaces too... product managers using project-specific acronyms and codenames in front of an audience of new people. I can't tell if it's some form of narcissistic gatekeeping, or just lack of mindfulness and deep entrenchment in the project for too long. I am so hyper conscious of this that I will stop meetings to ask the presenter to define the terms.