noun
Meaning 1
A talking shop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
talk shop
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Sound
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verb
Meaning 2
To discuss one's work or (sometimes, by extension) hobby; especially, to do so in a way that only insiders would understand, is tedious or boring to the listener, or both.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 3
discuss matters that are related to work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- As soon as they met, the linguists started to talk shop
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Broader terms: discourse, talk about, discuss
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 三句不離本行 /三句不离本行 (sān jù bù lí běn háng) — discuss one's work
- Czech: bavit se o práci — discuss one's work
- Dutch: over werk praten — discuss one's work
- Finnish: puhua työstään — discuss one's work
- French: parler boutique — discuss one's work
- German: über die Arbeit reden — discuss one's work
- German: fachsimpeln — discuss one's work
- Hungarian: szakmázik — discuss one's work
- Hungarian: szakmai dolgokról beszélget — discuss one's work
- Hungarian: munkahelyi ügyekről beszélget — discuss one's work
- Italian: parlare di lavoro — discuss one's work
- Polish: rozmawiać o pracy — discuss one's work
- Portuguese: falar de negócios/negócio — discuss one's work
- Russian: говори́ть о рабо́те (govorítʹ o rabóte) — discuss one's work
- Serbo-Croatian: razgovarati o poslu — discuss one's work
- Spanish: hablar de negocios — discuss one's work
- Swedish: prata jobb — discuss one's work
- Vietnamese: nói chuyện làm ăn — discuss one's work