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water cooler talk

water cooler talk noun: the informal or casual conversations that colleagues have with each other at the office, often while taking a break to get a drink of water.

Noun

water cooler talk (uncountable)

  1. The informal or casual conversations that colleagues have with each other at the office, often while taking a break to get a drink of water.
    Synonyms:
    water cooler banter, water cooler chat, water cooler gossip

Synonyms of water cooler talk

Origin of water cooler talk

water cooler + talk; traditionally workers have convened at water coolers where natural workplace socializing, gossip, or updates about pop culture or personal lives take place.

Questions about water cooler talk

What does water cooler talk mean?
Water cooler talk means the informal or casual conversations that colleagues have with each other at the office, often while taking a break to get a drink of water.
What part of speech is water cooler talk?
Water cooler talk is a noun.

Words near water cooler talk in the dictionary

  1. water content
  2. water cooler
  3. water cooler chat
  4. water cooler effect
  5. water cooler effects
  6. water cooler talk
  7. water coolers
  8. water core
  9. water cores
  10. water couch
  11. water cracker

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