watercooler

noun

wa·​ter·​cool·​er ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkü-lər 

ˈwä-

: a device for dispensing refrigerated drinking water

Examples of watercooler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The case has become a classic watercooler smash in both the real world, where pro- and anti-Read protesters clashed outside the courthouse, and on social media where partisans skirmish seemingly without end. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025

Homeland's freshman season also provided the audience with plenty of watercooler debate over whether Sgt. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for watercooler

• vestibular
• cooler
• jeweller
• ruler
• schooler
• schuller
• preschooler