talk shop

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === talk shop (third-person singular simple present talks shop, present participle talking shop, simple past and past participle talked shop) (intransitive, informal) 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. ==== Usage notes ==== This is an idiomatic instance of a general construction consisting of talk with the topic area as object of the verb. One can talk baseball, talk philosophy, or talk trash. ==== Related terms ==== shop talk (noun) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === talk shop (plural talk shops) A talking shop. ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === shop talk, shoptalk