mudroom

noun

mud·​room ˈməd-ˌrüm How to pronounce mudroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room in a house designed especially for the shedding of dirty or wet footwear and clothing and located typically off the kitchen or in the basement

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Place it at the end of a bed, in your entryway, living room, or the mudroom as a first stop for taking off shoes. Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025 Hackman's body was found in a mudroom near the kitchen with a cane and sunglasses nearby, according to an affidavit for a search warrant. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025 Hackman, 95, was found in his home's mudroom, while Arakawa, 64, was found dead in the bathroom with prescription pills scattered on a counter. William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 Arakawa was found on the floor of a bathroom, while 95-year-old Hackman was located in the home’s mudroom. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mudroom

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mudroom was circa 1950

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“Mudroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudroom. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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