water cooler
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water cooler
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For the gossip sense, compare scuttlebutt, of similar origin.
noun water coolers · water-cooler · watercooler
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A dispenser of cooled drinking water.
Similar: water dispenser
- A location in the workplace where employees gather to chat or gossip.
- A type of cooling device that uses water as the heat transfer medium.
adjective water-cooler · watercooler
- Of the nature of things discussed around a water cooler. In those days The Late Show was Monday water cooler topic du jour.
Translations
Talk about this word "water cooler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/water%20cooler. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. water cooler. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/water%20cooler "water cooler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/water%20cooler.Cite this
@misc{water_cooler_2026,
title = {water cooler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20cooler},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
