jobspeak

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noun

The jargon associated with some form of employment.

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Meanings

nounjobspeak (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe jargon associated with some form of employment.

    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.

    2022, Michael O'Toole, Black Light

Origin

From job + -speak.

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Cite this entry
APA

jobspeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jobspeak

MLA

“jobspeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jobspeak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jobspeak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jobspeak.

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