water-cooler gossip

water-cooler gossip
wa·ter-cool·er con·ver·sa·tion, wa·ter-cool·er gos·sip, wa·ter-cool·er de·bate
[ˈwɔ:təˌku:lə-, AM ˈwɑ:t̬ɚˌku:lɚ-]
n (gossip) [Büro]tratsch m pej fam, Klatsch m pej fam, Bassenatratsch m ÖSTERR pej fam

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