watercooler
noun
wa·ter·cool·er
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkü-lər 
ˈwä-
: a device for dispensing refrigerated drinking water
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 July 2025
This is one of the last proper watercooler shows before streaming consumed us all.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 3 July 2025
There was a statewide issue to allow Ohio to sell bonds for infrastructure projects, but that didn't generate much watercooler discussion this spring.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
At the turn of the century, the then-Florida Marlins were watercooler darlings with talk about Livan Hernandez, then Josh Beckett extinguishing the Yankees.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 July 2025
This is one of the last proper watercooler shows before streaming consumed us all.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 3 July 2025
There was a statewide issue to allow Ohio to sell bonds for infrastructure projects, but that didn't generate much watercooler discussion this spring.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
At the turn of the century, the then-Florida Marlins were watercooler darlings with talk about Livan Hernandez, then Josh Beckett extinguishing the Yankees.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
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“Watercooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watercooler. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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