Im not sure what's the most colloquial way to talk about those times when with colleagues you debate politics. Is it "office kitchen" talks ? Coffee machine talks ?
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11I’ve always heard that referred to as “water cooler conversation”– JimMar 14, 2017 at 21:15
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3Are you looking for Water Cooler talk?– Yosef BaskinMar 14, 2017 at 21:16
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3coffee klatch, scuttle butt (although originally described gossip around a water dispenser)– Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_Mar 14, 2017 at 21:16
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I've generally heard it as "talk around the coffee machine", "coffee machine scuttlebutt", or some such. As suggested below, though, "water cooler talk" or "water cooler conversation" is a more "traditional" and generic way of putting it, even though people don't hang around the water cooler much anymore.– Hot LicksMar 15, 2017 at 2:17
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Water cooler chatter
"Water cooler talk" sounds a bit flat and is a silly cliche.
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7And "water cooler chatter" somehow isn't because one word is changed? The key words in this phrase are "water cooler". That's the part that makes it sound flat and cliched. Mar 14, 2017 at 22:45
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"word around the water cooler", "water cooler talk", "water cooler chat", "water cooler conversation", "water cooler [insert_your_word]" all convey the same concept.– barbecueMar 15, 2017 at 13:16
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1Sounding like a cliche is proof that it's widely recognized and well-known.– barbecueMar 15, 2017 at 13:18
Oh, that's easy..."coffee talk" a la SNL.
