English
Etymology
water + cooler
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|sg=water cooler
- A dispenser of cooled drinking water.
- figurative A place in the workplace where employees gossip.
Adjective
en-adj|pos=water cooler
#of the nature of things discussed around a water-cooler
#:quotations
#:*"in those days The Late Show was Monday water cooler topic du jour." 1
See also
scuttle-butt
ta:water cooler
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