Jive and Shoptalk

Jive

Jive noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
Usage example: a novel that captures dead-on the jive of young Hollywood hipsters

Shoptalk and jive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shoptalk" instead a noun "Jive".

Nearby Word: jiving

Shoptalk

Shoptalk noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
Usage example: eventually, he got bored with the shoptalk of the nuclear engineers, which he barely understood
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Synonyms for Shoptalk

Jive and shoptalk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jive" instead a noun "Shoptalk".
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Shoptalk and Jive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jive/shoptalk
Jive & Shoptalk. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/jive/shoptalk>.
Shoptalk or Jive. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/jive/shoptalk.
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