How would you say "talking shop" in Japanese?


In English, when we say someone is "talking shop", we mean that they are
having a conversation about a particular trade or skill that they're familiar
with (usually because it's their profession), with someone else who is equally
familiar with it. In this kind of conversation people use the language they
normally would while working (i.e. they wouldn't use layman's terms or dumb-
down their word choice like they would when talking to someone outside the
profession). When people are talking shop, it is (by definition) rather hard
to understand by someone who doesn't know about said profession.

Is there anything similar to "talking shop" in Japanese, while keeping the
slangy tone?




No, there isn't. You will have to think of an alternative. For example:

仕事の話をする

> AさんとBさんはいつも仕事の話ばかりする
>
> A and B are always talking shop (talking about work).

専門の話をする

> この2人が専門の話をしている
>
> These two are talking shop.




No, there isn't. You will have to think of an alternative. For example:

仕事の話をする

> AさんとBさんはいつも仕事の話ばかりする
>
> A and B are always talking shop (talking about work).

専門の話をする

> この2人が専門の話をしている
>
> These two are talking shop.

