shop talk
Professional conversation topics
Shop talk is conversation about work, especially the specialized vocabulary and concerns of a particular profession or trade.
It tends to bore or exclude outsiders: Can we skip the shop talk tonight? I don't understand half of what you're saying.
Also written as one word.
Specialized professional vocabulary
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- technical termsSpecialized words within fields
- buzzwordsTrendy technical jargon
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
industry speak · terminology · acronyms · shorthand · slang · vernacular · trade language · specialized vocabulary
Playful, teasing exchange
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- discussionExchange of ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
gossip · networking · debriefing · catching up · venting · brainstorming · collaboration
jargon
Specialized professional vocabulary
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- technical termsSpecialized words within fields
- buzzwordsTrendy technical jargon
industry speak · nomenclature · terminology · acronyms · shorthand · slang · vernacular · trade language · specialized vocabulary
banter
Playful, teasing exchange
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- discussionExchange of ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
exchange · gossip · networking · debriefing · catching up · venting · brainstorming · collaboration
- conversationschat, discussion, discuss, chatter, speak
- dialogueconversation, line, lines, banter, repartee
- occupational culturework ethic, hierarchy, teamwork, mentorship, dress code
- talkchat, chatter, chitchat, gab, jabber
- jargonjargon, lingo, legal jargon, slang, buzz words
- chitchatbanter, chitchat, chatter, chat, idle chat
shop talksmall talk
Polite trivial conversation
chitchat · idle chatter · gossip · casual conversation · pillow talk
shop talkplain English
Unadorned, accessible wording
layman's terms · plain language · common parlance · everyday language · accessible language