watercooler

noun

wa·ter·cool·er | \ ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkü-lər

How to pronounce watercooler (audio)

, ˈwä- \

Definition of watercooler

: a device for dispensing refrigerated drinking water

Examples of watercooler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Teams should be able to share work updates or gather around the virtual watercooler. — Steven Kramer, Forbes, "How To Promote Company Culture Through Your Internal Communications," 10 May 2021 As news of their divorce hit, watercooler speculation in the nonprofit world reached fever pitch. — Danielle Stein Chizzik, Town & Country, "What Will Happen to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Now?," 5 May 2021 It’s also one of the reasons why Jones has been linked to San Francisco around the league’s watercooler. — Vincent Frank, Forbes, "It’s NFL Draft Silly Season And The San Francisco 49ers Are Square In The Middle," 6 Apr. 2021 This was once the purview of watercooler chats, but the Covid-19 pandemic took away those natural opportunities to share and learn. — Ofir Paldi, Forbes, "What’s Next For Workforce Collaboration After The Blockbuster Slack Deal?," 26 Feb. 2021 In the past, news of a dispute or CEO’s misdemeanor would likely be gossip around the watercooler. — Anna Shields, Forbes, "How To Create A Healthier Organizational Culture In A World Of ‘Viral’ Conflict," 26 Feb. 2021 Following his speech, Senate Minority Leader Fred Girod, R-Stayton, called for a brief caucus with his Republican senators by the watercooler on the Senate floor to discuss their response. — oregonlive, "Senate scuttles governor’s forestery board nominees; Sen. Golden denounces backroom dealing on natural resource nominees," 26 Sep. 2020 Here’s where the idea stops being the stuff of sci-fi watercooler talk and starts to sound real. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Quantum Mechanics Proves 'Back to the Future' Is B.S.," 30 July 2020 What are the McLean-like watercooler stories within audit firms? — Karthik Ramanna, Fortune, "The real problem with accounting firms: They don’t reward auditors that challenge clients," 11 July 2020

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Last Updated

14 May 2021

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“Watercooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watercooler. Accessed 17 May. 2021.

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