shop talk
noun
Simple meaning
Talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃɑpˈtɔk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand
uncountable
A discussion about one's trade, business, or employment that only others in the same field can understand.
uncountable
Any language considered (or alleged to be) acceptable in a single-sex workplace (typically a workshop), but not in mixed or polite company.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand
Used this way, shop talk is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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