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.

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Set him in the bathtub underneath the hut, use the scoop to shower him in warm water, and wash the dirt away. Quincy Bulin, Parents, 22 Nov. 2024 Here's also the scoop on what to know for Black Friday shopping. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024 At the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place premiere on Monday, Oct. 28 in Hollywood, California, Danielle Fishel – who directed several episodes of the Wizards of Waverly Place spinoff — gave PEOPLE the scoop on her relationship with Carpenter a decade since the show's premiere. Jade Gomez, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Kotb got the scoop on Shelton and now wife Gwen Stefani's relationship. Olivia Bellusci, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the scoop 

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“The scoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20scoop. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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