shoptalk

[shop-tawk]

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noun

the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.

talk about one's work or occupation, especially after the workday is over.

Origin of shoptalk

First recorded in 1880–85; shop + talk

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Related Words for shoptalk

patois, vocabulary, argot, idiom, vernacular, lingo, parlance, slang, jargon, lexicon, abracadabra, nonsense, cant, colloquialism, twaddle, bunk, speech, usage, palaver, bombast

Examples from the Web for shoptalk

Contemporary Examples of shoptalk

When we get to the truck, Nagle and two workers immediately launch into shoptalk.
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Josh Dzieza
April 11, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for shoptalk

shoptalk

noun

conversation concerning one's work, esp when carried on outside business hours

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