shop talk

Talking about inconsequential things. The most basic of conversation.

"That guy is so vapid, the chat was total shop talk"
"Don't ask me how the weather is, I hate shop talk"
"Our conversation was like the shop talk of sedated housewives"

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talk shop

When two or more people discuss a common interest, job, or hobby.

The prostitutes arranged a meeting with each other after a long day at work to relax and talk shop.

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talking shop

To discuss work, especially of a technical, jargon - filled nature.

At the party I met someone else who studies what I do and we spent the whole night talking shop and drove everyone else away.

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talking shop

talking about work outside of work

I met Jane from the office last night to catch up on the gossip but we ended up just talking shop

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talking shop

(n.) a place where discussion is all that happens, and nothing actually comes out of it. The origin is the League of Nations, precursor to the United nations. The League had no armed forces, and no decisions could be enforced.

The United Nations is becoming a talking shop.

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talking shop

To talk about sex: including ones experiences, partners, anatomy, ect.

"Dana and I were just sitting around talking shop for a few hours last night."

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talking shop

Revealing preferences of a personal nature (sexual fetishes, for example) or other deep, dark secrets in conversation with a relative acquaintance.

I just met Bob the other day, but last night we were already talking shop.

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