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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
talking shop by Evanna July 27, 2007

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.

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."
talking shop by MarieA September 14, 2005

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.

talkingship 

The point between the beginning of talking to someone and the definition of the relationship. Two people are not in a relationship, do not have a title, but claim they only talk to each other.
"So are you two together, are you two in a relationship"
"No, we just started talking, it's like we are in a talkingship."
talkingship by kayal February 28, 2015

Shackteâu

A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.
Shackteâu by ez-dog June 4, 2026
Word of the Day on June 5, 2026