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

Pribula fumbled for the scoop-and-score in the first quarter. —Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025

Then, Zoë and Leah dive into the scoop that AI researchers recently recruited to Meta Superintelligence Labs are already leaving—with some heading back to OpenAI. —Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 1 Sep. 2025

Wisely, the filmmakers don’t leave the Hersh-My Lai story at that – lauding him for the scoop and then moving on. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025

On a large wall of the scoop shop is an expansive menu of ice cream flavors, fruit freezes, milkshakes and sundae options. —Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for the scoop

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