the scoop

noun

US, informal

: information about something that is currently important or happening or that is interesting to many people

Did you talk to him? What's the scoop?

She always knows the scoop on fashions.

Here's the scoop on how to clean leather.

I was with them when it happened, so I've got the inside scoop.

Examples of the scoop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

García failed to make the scoop — his glove fell off on the play — picked up the loose ball, and then fired to an unoccupied third base. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Here’s the scoop on several new and new-ish ice cream shops to check out now, plus a couple more on the way. — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026

The actress, 43, has been sporting a darling natural manicure during her press tour for The Odyssey, and her manicurist Mo Qin gave PEOPLE the scoop on her red carpet look. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

In celebration of National Ice Cream Day, online grocery platform Instacart offered the scoop on what flavor most Americans are buying. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for the scoop

• newsgroup
• recoup
• regroup
• subgroup
• workgroup
• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group