chat room

noun

: a real-time online interactive discussion group

Examples of chat room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The chat rooms use information from the legitimate advisor’s web site or social media to give it the appearance of the real thing. Bob Carlson, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Many chat rooms are closed and accessible only with an invitation link or permission from the chat room administrator, and some have reportedly shut down since activists and media started tracking them. Se Eun Gong, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024 The ensemble includes a deeply awkward brother addicted to chat rooms, an uncle desperate to relive his varsity football days, and Napoleon's best friend Pedro (Efren Ramírez), who makes an unlikely run at class president. Danny Horn, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2024 Since the dawn of the internet, a small subset of chat rooms have harbored hateful content like Nazi glorification. Anna Schecter, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chat room 

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Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chat room was in 1986

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“Chat room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20room. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

chat room

noun
: an online interactive discussion group on the Internet

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