What does talk shop mean?

talk shop means "discuss matters that are related to work".

Is talk shop a common word?

talk shop is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Talk shop — meaning and definition

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
discuss matters that are related to work
“As soon as they met, the linguists started to talk shop”
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What does talk shop mean?: talk shop means "discuss matters that are related to work".
Is talk shop a common word?: talk shop is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for talk shop come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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