SINCE 1828
the scoop
nounDefinition of the scoop
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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