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jobspeak

jobspeak noun: the jargon associated with some form of employment.

Noun

jobspeak (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon associated with some form of employment.
    • HANDSET 2: DOCB just got a massive seizure near the airport in last 15 mins. 110ks of coke. Over 8m. Two in.
      Lazarus quickly translated the jobspeak. The Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau had seized 110 kgs of cocaine and had arrested two suspects.2022, Michael O'Toole, Black Light

Origin of jobspeak

From job + -speak.

Questions about jobspeak

What does jobspeak mean?
Jobspeak means the jargon associated with some form of employment.
What part of speech is jobspeak?
Jobspeak is a noun.

Words near jobspeak in the dictionary

  1. jobsite saws
  2. jobsites
  3. jobsmith
  4. jobsmiths
  5. Jobson
  6. jobspeak
  7. Jobst
  8. jobster
  9. jobsters
  10. jobstopper
  11. jobstoppers

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