CaliSlang

Specialist · 15 min · 8 words

Silicon Valley

The jargon that leaked out of the tech industry

A handful of workplace words from Bay Area tech companies are now used far outside the industry. They are a small set, and they are worth learning as a set — they tell you how a powerful local culture talks about building things, hiding things, and getting rich.

People who work with Californian companies, or who keep hearing these on the news.

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    The jargon

    These eight words cover most of the Silicon Valley you will hear in English-language news.

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