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Retroterm of the Day: Scoop.

May 15, 2009 //  by David Keyes

After the Civil War, reporters borrowed “scoop” from merchants who used that verb to mean going one up on competitors. Journalists still use scoop to mean being first out with a news story.  That term has recently shape-shifted to refer to exclusive or inside information.  (“Get the scoop on Britney.”)

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