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talked shop

talked shop is the simple past and past participle of talk shop.

Meaning of talk shop

Verb

talk shop (third-person singular simple present talks shop, present participle talking shop, simple past and past participle talked shop)

  1. (informal, intransitive) 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.
    • Last thing you wanna do is talk shop at a party, so no artsy-fartsy chitchat. If you need to leave, tap me on my shoulder, and we're outie. Unless I have a honey on the line, in which case, hoof it, capiche?2019, Mike Oppenhuizen, “Y.G.A.G.G.” (17:13 from the start), in Wendey Stanzler, director, Atypical, season 3, episode 4, spoken by Zahid (Nik Dodani), via Netflix

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Questions about talked shop

What is talked shop the simple past and past participle of?
Talked shop is the simple past and past participle of talk shop.

Words near talked shop in the dictionary

  1. talked over someone's head
  2. talked past
  3. talked round
  4. talked sense
  5. talked shit
  6. talked shop
  7. talked smack
  8. talked someone under the table
  9. talked someone's arm off
  10. talked someone's ear off
  11. talked someone's head off

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