Scoop Definition & Meaning

scoop
noun
  1. the quantity a scoop will hold
  2. a hollow concave shape made by removing something
  3. a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"
  4. street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
  5. the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
  6. a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"
verb
  1. take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
  2. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

"Scoop" in song lyrics

See how scoop is used in real songs:

  • "Things moved fast, but you knew the scoop"
    3rd Bass — Product of the Environment
  • "Drama I know my crew'll shoot, you shoulda knew the scoop"
    A.G. f/ D Flow, Hehdkrack, Party Arty — Muddslide
  • "I shoulda knew the scoop"
    Blueprint — Tramp

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