watercooler
noun
wa·ter·cool·er
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkü-lər 
ˈwä-
: a device for dispensing refrigerated drinking water
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Homeland's freshman season also provided the audience with plenty of watercooler debate over whether Sgt.
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EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In the streaming age, when many people can watch anything at any time, live sports remain as one of the few ways advertisers can create watercooler moments.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Has there ever been a show so massive and communal, that would have people rapt at the watercooler and on Reddit threads discussing red weddings, epic (and expensive) battle scenes, and winter, finally, coming?
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Fischler went on to appear in several shows that owe a debt to the watercooler analysis Twin Peaks inspired, like Lost, Mad Men, Southland, American Crime Story, and Barry.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In the streaming age, when many people can watch anything at any time, live sports remain as one of the few ways advertisers can create watercooler moments.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Has there ever been a show so massive and communal, that would have people rapt at the watercooler and on Reddit threads discussing red weddings, epic (and expensive) battle scenes, and winter, finally, coming?
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Fischler went on to appear in several shows that owe a debt to the watercooler analysis Twin Peaks inspired, like Lost, Mad Men, Southland, American Crime Story, and Barry.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Watercooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watercooler. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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