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.
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Unusually, two papers had the scoop the same day.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
But while a sophomore physics major might have the scoop on what his or her former pal who graduated last year is doing in the lab, no one is terribly interested in shaking them down for that information.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Her daughter, Taylor, gave him the scoop on how to best catch her off guard.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
In addition, TVLine will be on the ground at the ‘con, getting all the scoop direct from your Bravo faves.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
But while a sophomore physics major might have the scoop on what his or her former pal who graduated last year is doing in the lab, no one is terribly interested in shaking them down for that information.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Her daughter, Taylor, gave him the scoop on how to best catch her off guard.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
In addition, TVLine will be on the ground at the ‘con, getting all the scoop direct from your Bravo faves.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the scoop
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“The scoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20scoop. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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