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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So that would cause him, having cardiac arrest in the mudroom, to collapse right there. Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025 Authorities found the actor in a mudroom near his cane, appearing to have fallen, while his wife Arakawa was found in an open bathroom near a space heater, according to a search warrant. Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025 Hackman was found dead Wednesday in a mudroom and his 65-year-old wife, Betsy Arakawa, was found in a bathroom next to a space heater, Santa Fe County sheriff's office detectives wrote in a search warrant. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025 The two-time Oscar winner, 95, was discovered on the floor of the mudroom, while his 65-year-old wife was lying in the bathroom on her right side near an open prescription bottle. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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