chat room

noun

: a real-time online interactive discussion group

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Despite — or perhaps because of — its elusiveness, the show lived on as a cult favorite, analyzed in chat rooms and celebrated on Geocities fan sites. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 There were also a couple of trolls purporting to vote for former President Donald Trump, whose rude—some said, racist—comments had compelled the moderators to close down the call’s chat room. Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024 In the latest scams, which so far appear to be mostly on WhatsApp, the crooks set up chat rooms that purport to be hosted by legitimate and sometimes well-known financial advisors. Bob Carlson, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 The predators are meeting juveniles through video games and online chat rooms. Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chat room 

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 7 Feb. 2025.

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chat room

noun
: an online interactive discussion group on the Internet

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