water cooler
wa·ter cool·er • n. a dispenser of cooled drinking water, typically used in office workplaces. ∎ [as adj.] inf. denoting the type of informal conversation or socializing among office workers that takes place in the communal area in which such a dispenser is located: a water-cooler chat about the president.
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