watercooler

noun
wa·​ter·​cool·​er | \ ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkü-lər How to pronounce watercooler (audio) , ˈwä-\

Definition of watercooler

: a device for dispensing refrigerated drinking water

Examples of watercooler in a Sentence

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And those same readers may be looking for the kind of full-court, blogosphere press typically reserved for watercooler shows like Sharp Objects and meme machines like A Star Is Born. Christian Lorentzen, Harper's magazine, "Like This or Die," 10 Apr. 2019 That means, says ABC, that Grey's is going to be ABC’s longest-running primetime drama series, and (here's a watercooler fact) only seven TV dramas have ever run for longer. Krystin Arneson, Glamour, "Grey's Anatomy Is Coming Back for a 15th Season—and Setting a Major Record on the Way," 21 Apr. 2018 Whether President Trump can be beaten is a constant source of watercooler talk among New Hampshire GOPers. John King And Tasha Diakides, CNN, "Why Trump may face 2020 primary challenges in New Hampshire," 18 Mar. 2018 For more than a decade at its early and mid-2000s peak, American Idol was the nation's watercooler. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, "'American Idol,' Where Are They Now? From Jennifer Hudson to Sanjaya, Clay Aiken, Daughtry & Ruben Studdard," 9 Mar. 2018 The watercooler show had been replaced by rabbit-hole television. Mary Kaye Schilling, Newsweek, "'Westworld' to 'Altered Carbon': Four Dark, Complicated Shows To Binge Now," 4 Mar. 2018 The Moon - 50 years later Interest in the Moon has become a topic discussed at the nation's watercoolers, due to the approaching 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Fox News, "NASA to open Moon rock samples sealed for 50 years," 26 June 2019 And those same readers may be looking for the kind of full-court, blogosphere press typically reserved for watercooler shows like Sharp Objects and meme machines like A Star Is Born. Christian Lorentzen, Harper's magazine, "Like This or Die," 10 Apr. 2019 That means, says ABC, that Grey's is going to be ABC’s longest-running primetime drama series, and (here's a watercooler fact) only seven TV dramas have ever run for longer. Krystin Arneson, Glamour, "Grey's Anatomy Is Coming Back for a 15th Season—and Setting a Major Record on the Way," 21 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of watercooler

1807, in the meaning defined above

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