Jobspeak
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The jargon associated with some form of employment. informal, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From job + -speak.
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