shoptalk
3
7.2
- noun
- /ˈʃɑːpˌtɔːk/
- Jargon
:
jerga
- "You mean she can't figure out computer lingo—prefers plain union shoptalk?"
- enough shoptalk
Examples
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That's enough shoptalk.
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The Lars look-alike came back, laid out his things, all the while jabbering empty shoptalk, completely out of the blue, without waiting for an answer or being told to do so, just because.
Fiction book (2002) -
I told her I am not in the mood for shoptalk.
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ShopTalk is a daily discussion about the Dallas shopping and beauty scene.
Blog text (1) -
But his appetite for "shoptalk" was insatiable.
Academic text (2003) -
Shoptalk, she thought.
Fiction book (1999) -
Like a smaller, antediluvian Chronicle of Higher Education, the early SCHOLAR offered shoptalk for people employed at the nation's universities and colleges.
Academic text (2007) -
The shoptalk at some of the studios was inclusive and detailed, with the networking tending toward creative collaborations rather than investment partnerships.
Blog text (10) -
Roger Ardreprice ran a long dinner that was half reverential shoptalk about Julie Mills and half sage advice about life in London, primarily about things to avoid.
Fiction book (1997) -
During lunch, the engineers engaged in shoptalk about the latest software updates and technical challenges they faced.
Synonyms
43
7.2
Words used by a group or job that others cannot understand
36
7.8
Words and phrases a group uses that people outside it do not understand
2
6.5
A conversation about work that uses words only people in the same job understand
1
9.6
Confusing words from computers and high-tech areas that most people do not understand
Confusing education words that sound important but mean little
Antonyms
How Technical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shoptalk is simply shop + talk, where shop here means 'workplace', so it brings to mind workers in a workshop or store talking with each other and using their own special words. So shoptalk means conversation about work that uses technical terms only people in that job really understand.