locker-room

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adjective

lock·​er-room ˈlä-kər-ˌrüm 

ˈlä-kə-

: of, relating to, or suitable for use in a locker room

especially : of a coarse or sexual nature

locker-room talk

locker room

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noun

: a room for changing clothes and for storing clothing and equipment in lockers

especially : one for use by sports players

Synonyms

Adjective

• bawdy
• blue
• coarse
• crude
• dirty
• filthy
• foul
• gross
• gutter
• impure
• indecent
• lascivious
• lewd
• nasty
• obscene
• pornographic
• porny
• profane
• raunchy
• ribald
• smutty
• stag
• trashy
• unprintable
• vulgar
• wanton
• X-rated

Examples of locker-room in a Sentence

Adjective

keep your locker-room talk for your fraternity brothers

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Listen to this article Jamal Murray issued a challenge to his locker-room neighbor. —Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024

The locker-room champagne celebration is fine, but one problem: there’s no pool table. —Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024

Noun

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman went to the locker room with an apparent injury on Monday Night Football against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Franklin also made a dumb decision by confronting a taunting fan on his way to the locker room instead of ignoring the noise, as players are taught to do. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1921, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1870, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

locker room

noun

: a room for changing clothes and for storing clothes and equipment in lockers

especially : one for use by sports players