WATER COOLER Definition & Meaning

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water cooler

noun

a container for holding drinking water that is cooled and drawn off by a faucet or spigot.
a drinking fountain in which water is cooled by mechanical refrigeration.

water cooler

noun

a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water

adjective

informal.
1. indicating the kind of informal conversation among office staff that takes place at such a dispenser
  water-cooler conversations
2. indicating an event, television programme, etc, sufficiently controversial or otherwise noteworthy to provide subject matter for such conversations
  water-cooler television
  a water-cooler moment

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of water cooler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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“You can get talented people, but the water cooler effect is gone.”

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It was the epitome of water cooler television.

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Martin books call the closing event in Sunday’s episode of “House of the Dragon” — is likely to be a major Westeros water cooler moment.

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For nearly 14 years, an online message board called Memegen has served as a virtual water cooler for Google employees.

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Social media, for better or worse, has made it even easier for fans to interact with AP voters, taking their spirited conversations from water coolers to the internet.

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