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shoptalk

[ shop-tawk ]
/ ˈʃɒpˌtɔk /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. shopping mall,
  2. shopping plaza,
  3. shopping precinct,
  4. shopping-bag lady,
  5. shopsoiled,
  6. shopwalker,
  7. shopwindow,
  8. shopworn,
  9. shoran,
  10. shore

Origin of shoptalk

First recorded in 1880–85; shop + talk
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shoptalk

/ (ˈʃɒpˌtɔːk) /

noun

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