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单词 shoptalk
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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.

Origin of shoptalk

First recorded in 1880–85; shop + talk

Words nearby shoptalk

shopping plaza, shopping precinct, shop right, shopsoiled, shop steward, shoptalk, shopwalker, shopwindow, shopworn, shoran, shore
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Example sentences from the Web for shoptalk

  • When we get to the truck, Nagle and two workers immediately launch into shoptalk.

    Dirty Jobs NYC: The Heroes of Trash|Josh Dzieza|April 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for shoptalk

shoptalk
/ (ˈʃɒpˌtɔːk) /

noun

conversation concerning one's work, esp when carried on outside business hours
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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