Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watercooler effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-cool-er -ef-fect
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of water cooler effect.

Example Sentences

"One of his first acts established public wells so that the nobility could no longer control the peasants’ critical access to water; this also generated a so-called watercooler effect that inspired people to gather freely and schmooze."
"Now programmes are lucky if they have a viewing figure reaching 8 million and this has changed both the parameters within drama and the way the industry measures what audiences think about a particular programme. It has also changed the notion of the ‘watercooler effect’."
"Perhaps by organizing company retreats, firms can make up for some of the lost watercooler effects."

Inflected Forms

watercooler effects (plural)

Questions

What does watercooler effect mean?: Alternative form of water cooler effect.

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