'swathing the concept” in complex jargon

[still.trucking]

I love jargon. It makes me feel superior, so smart. Just like an intellectual, or a lawyer even.

Ms. Tett explains how bankers “delight in swathing the concept” of derivatives in complex jargon (not unlike that employed by deconstructionists in academia a decade or two ago), as “opacity reduces scrutiny and confers power on the few with the ability to pierce the veil.”

Greed Layered on Greed, Frosted With Recklessness