Watercooler
A corporate euphemism for "gossip" that makes workplace rumors sound like professional networking, usually involving information that's 47% accurate and 100% entertaining.
Examples
The watercooler talk is that there might be layoffs coming.
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euphemismgossiprumorsnetworkingentertaining
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