chat room

noun

Synonyms of chat roomnext
: a real-time online interactive discussion group

Examples of chat room in a Sentence

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The chat room was therapeutic, allowing customers to share their stories and put the pieces of this puzzle together. Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026 The chat room was on fire, because Magnus Carlsen had lost to the kid—Hans Niemann—and then implied that Hans had cheated. Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026 And in livestreams and chat rooms, the old-school slurs seem as hot as ever. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 There’s been sports talk, there’s been barber shops, chat rooms. Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chat room

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chat room was in 1989

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“Chat room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20room. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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chat room

noun
: an online interactive discussion group on the Internet

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