the scoop
noun
US, informal
: information about something that is currently important or happening or that is interesting to many people
Did you talk to him? What's the scoop?
She always knows the scoop on fashions.
Here's the scoop on how to clean leather.
I was with them when it happened, so I've got the inside scoop.
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Get the scoop on the brand-new season of Disney’s Phineas and Ferb, and enjoy exclusive sneak peeks and surprises.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 July 2025
Co-owner Ken Concepcion gives us the scoop on the hot goods.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Press a cube of mozzarella onto the flat side of the scoop of risotto in your hand, scoop out another 2 tablespoons of risotto and join it with the first scoop like two halves of a globe.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
With an audible crunch, each plunge of the scoop delivered an icy layer to a waiting bucket below, where inside rested eight bottles of Champagne.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 July 2025
Co-owner Ken Concepcion gives us the scoop on the hot goods.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Press a cube of mozzarella onto the flat side of the scoop of risotto in your hand, scoop out another 2 tablespoons of risotto and join it with the first scoop like two halves of a globe.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
With an audible crunch, each plunge of the scoop delivered an icy layer to a waiting bucket below, where inside rested eight bottles of Champagne.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the scoop
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“The scoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20scoop. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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