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shoptalk

noun

ˈshäp-ˌtȯk

Definition of shoptalk

as in terminology

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field eventually, he got bored with the shoptalk of the nuclear engineers, which he barely understood

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Recent Examples of shoptalk These were often portraits of people at work—jockeys, preachers, movie stars—that showcase the indiscriminate pleasure Crews took in shoptalk. — Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 In between performances and shoptalk, Saul and Caprice are drawn into overlapping intrigues involving a dead child and an inner-beauty pageant. — New York Times, 2 June 2022 My mother was becoming increasingly wary of the stir-crazy shoptalk from a group of 40-year-old guys who were three trail beers away from skiing down the mountain to their deaths. — Kaitlin Phillips, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2018

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Noun

Students were learning dates and terminology instead of poetry.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The terminology, the system, the college routine, all those things start to come.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of terminology

Noun

Clean, high quality neutral linens do more work than almost any other upgrade, borrowing from the vocabulary of luxury interior design without the price tag.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Name what is happening and create a common vocabulary for the ecosystem.

— Bob Pearson, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of vocabulary

Noun

The reality, of course, is that the Southern accent is not some incorrect version of a national standard but instead a historically separate and unique dialect – or, more accurately, set of dialects.

— Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
The conflicts are raw and unresolved, and Churchill forces theatergoers to make up their own minds about the characters’ furious dialect.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of dialect

Noun

But, unlike Felker and Bryan, the two don’t share a language or approach.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Brian Romick, the president of Democratic Majority for Israel, put out an issue framework last month in an attempt to move the conversation from the language to the actual policy.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of language

Noun

There’s a level of seriousness that belies the 90-minute comedy film he’s made, which features an imbecilic white rapper who speaks in Caribbean-British slang and a contraption that shoots bullets out of one’s rear end.

— Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
McCaffrey and the 49ers will return to the United States after their win and lesson in Australian slang to play the Miami Dolphins in Week 2.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slang

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