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
: a room for changing clothes and for storing clothing and equipment in lockers
especially
: one for use by sports players
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Examples of locker-room in a Sentence
Adjective
keep your locker-room talk for your fraternity brothers
Recent Examples on the Web
Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Two seasons after the NFL reopened teams’ locker rooms to reporters following the coronavirus pandemic, player leaders would like to modify the locker-room access given to media members for privacy reasons.
—Mark Maske, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Parsons briefly left the game with a neck injury but returned before he was carted to the locker room because of the ankle issue.
—Reuters, 27 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Trump has forever been a jock’s politician, what with his invocation of locker-room talk and his swaggering refusal to countenance defeat.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Two seasons after the NFL reopened teams’ locker rooms to reporters following the coronavirus pandemic, player leaders would like to modify the locker-room access given to media members for privacy reasons.
—Mark Maske, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Noun
From the design of the locker rooms, spa lounge, and treatment rooms to the luxury products applied to your skin, the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are utilized.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Parsons briefly left the game with a neck injury but returned before he was carted to the locker room because of the ankle issue.
—Reuters, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Locker-room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locker-room. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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