Definition of scoop
scoop
noun
- a ride in a motor vehicle.
Can you come to my place and give me a scoop?
Last edited on Jul 13 2010. Submitted by Matt H. from Federal Way, WA, USA on Feb 20 2003.
- an exclusive story in news media.
Last edited on Jul 13 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
- the back-story or facts. See also straight scoop.
Citation from "Begin the Begin", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 1 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: information, gossip, speech, talk.
Last edited on Jul 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 07 2011.
verb - transitive
- to obtain an story in news media prior to a competitor.
Last edited on Jul 13 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'information, gossip, speech, talk': | |
| Definitions include: incessant, idle talk. | |
| Definitions include: inside information; "gossip". | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: Basic facts | |
| Definitions include: to gossip. | |
| Definitions include: Gossip, Fun, Cheeky Chat. | |
| Definitions include: personal information about a person (for example: their real name, home address, phone number) that has been released on the web. | |
| Definitions include: See the 411. | |
| Definitions include: a lot of talk; "babble". | |
| Definitions include: secret or incriminating. | |
| Definitions include: gossip, secret information. | |
| Definitions include: to call on a telephone. | |
| Definitions include: the inside information. | |
| Definitions include: excited. | |
| Definitions include: an informal chat. | |
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Other terms relating to 'scoop': | |
| Definitions include: information from a source with first-hand knowledge. | |
| Definitions include: to defame a publicly traded company so its stock price declines, then purchase stock shares at the reduced price. | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: a true back-story or set of facts. | |
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