Scoop
/skuːp/noun
A curved utensil or tool used for lifting and moving material; also, a major news exclusive.
Did you know?The journalism sense of *scoop* is a metaphor from the idea of taking something up before anyone else can, not from secrecy magic — but it still feels like stealing a hidden message first.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skeub-
“to shove, push, thrust”
Old English
OE
scūfan
“to push, shove”
Middle English
ME
scoopen
“to scoop out, hollow out”
16th Century
English
scoop
“a scooping or hollowing tool; the act of scooping”
19th Century
English
scoop
“a news exclusive or first report”