Shop talk
The crossword clue "Shop talk" is answered by LINGO, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LINGO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LINGO answer page.
Used 19 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- JARGON (5 uses in xd)
- VERNACULAR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LINGO
Every other clue in this collection answered by LINGO, most used first.
- Jargon - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Shoptalk - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Specialized vocabulary - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Vernacular - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Specialized slang - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Dialect - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Special vocabulary - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Argot - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Slang - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Special jargon - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Jargon of a particular field - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Cant - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Industry slang - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Patois - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Specialized vocab - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- "You're ___ talk!" - ONETO, used 55 times
- Street talk - SLANG, used 54 times
- Talk big - BOAST, used 31 times
- Shop - STORE, used 26 times
- Talk-show group - PANEL, used 26 times
- Beauty shop - SALON, used 23 times
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