shoptalk
nounUK /ˈʃɒp.tɔːk/
US /ˈʃɑːp.tɑːk/
Talk about work that only people at the same job understand.
At lunch, the engineers fell into shoptalk about servers and code.
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2. Words and phrases used by people in a certain job that others may not know.
The doctors' shoptalk was full of terms I didn't understand.
3. A friendly chat about the details of one's trade or hobby.
The two carpenters enjoyed some shoptalk over coffee.
4. Conversation focused on business matters rather than personal topics.
The meeting turned into shoptalk about next quarter's sales.