water cooler

Meaning

Noun

1. A dispenser of cooled drinking water.
2. (figuratively) A location in the workplace where employees gather to chat or gossip.

Adj

Of the nature of things discussed around a water cooler.

Synonyms

cooler

water chiller

Translations

منبع مبرد

Wasserspender

fontaine réfrigérée

fontaine d'eau fraîche

waterkoeler

bebedouro

Etymology

For the gossip sense, compare scuttlebutt, of similar origin.