locker-room

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adjective

Synonyms of locker-roomnext
: 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

Examples of locker-room in a Sentence

Adjective keep your locker-room talk for your fraternity brothers
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Adjective
This year’s priciest offerings, which range as high as $85,000, include a gifting suite, locker-room access and private hitting clinics with tennis royalty on practice courts. Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026 Not the clotheslining and rage-tweeting-about-White-privilege-from-the-locker-room kind. Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
And in the first of a series of cascading events that lead up to prom night, Chris records a traumatic incident involving Carrie’s first period in the school locker room to create an Instagram account that rocks the entire town. Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, Patel joined in on Team USA hockey's locker room celebrations in Italy shortly after the team won the gold medal, which drew scrutiny about his use of FBI resources to attend. Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for locker-room

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1921, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of locker-room was in 1870

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“Locker-room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locker-room. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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locker room

noun
: a room for changing clothes and for storing clothes and equipment in lockers
especially : one for use by sports players
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