How do you use the word scoop?

A scoop of food is the amount that a scoop will hold. She gave him an extra scoop of clotted cream. You can use scoop to refer to an exciting news story which is reported in one newspaper or on one television programme before it appears anywhere else.

What does the inside scoop mean?

The newest information on someone or something, especially when it is only known by a small number of people.

Where did the term inside scoop come from?

Scoop — As in, “if you’ve got the inside scoop.” Apparently, the term originates from 1850, when it meant “appropriate so as to exclude competitors” — that term evolved to “news published before a rival” by 1874.

What does scoop mean in texting?

Scoop: To pick someone up like at their house.

What’s the meaning of the phrase’scoop’?

Ask the salesperson for the scoop on the brand you’re buying. He scooped the sand into a bucket with his hands. The party is expected to scoop up the majority of the working-class vote. Just as we were about to publish the story, we were scooped by a rival paper.

What is the definition of a scoop of ice cream?

1: the amount held by a scoop I ate a scoop of ice cream. 2 : a kitchen utensil resembling a deep spoon and used for digging into and lifting out a soft substance an ice cream scoop 3 : a motion made with or as if with a scoop

How to get the scoop on a story?

Talk to his friends to get the scoop on his love life. Ask the salesperson for the scoop on the brand you’re buying. He scooped the sand into a bucket with his hands. The party is expected to scoop up the majority of the working-class vote. Just as we were about to publish the story, we were scooped by a rival paper.

What’s the scoop on the new acquisition?

What’s the scoop on the new acquisition? I’d like everything to be finalized before the end of this quarter. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

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