as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
keep your locker-room talk for your fraternity brothers
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Recent Examples of locker-room
His performance in the victory over the physical Houston Rockets spurred a rare locker-room visit from Knicks owner James Dolan.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
The flexibility of the deal allows the Bulls to continue building a roster without the weight of veteran contracts while still retaining a key locker-room leader who teammates credit for elevating the roster’s competitiveness.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Weeks after reportedly requesting a trade following locker-room fallout in Seattle, Loyd was traded to the Las Vegas Aces in a three-team deal that also involved the Los Angeles Sparks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
He is known as an elite locker-room presence but has never been a particularly conscientious defender.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
The flexibility of the deal allows the Bulls to continue building a roster without the weight of veteran contracts while still retaining a key locker-room leader who teammates credit for elevating the roster’s competitiveness.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Weeks after reportedly requesting a trade following locker-room fallout in Seattle, Loyd was traded to the Las Vegas Aces in a three-team deal that also involved the Los Angeles Sparks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
He is known as an elite locker-room presence but has never been a particularly conscientious defender.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locker-room
Adjective
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The comments in screen shots of the chat room were demeaning and vulgar – as were the texts from the anonymous messenger who had sent her the images.—
Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Where once was the vulgar, now lies the Vulgate, a common relatable almost religious experience that all at Barclays seemed to feel.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This social justice kitsch becomes a mildly obscene evocation of racial terrorism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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Fifteen years after her husband’s drowning in the nearby bay, Tressilian’s days are spent in a cranky routine: grumbling over the obscene resort stationed on the opposite bluff, reading London’s gossip columns, and summoning the household help with the insistent ringing of a bedroom call bell.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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By the time Brunson and Hart were cleared to check back in, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau had a decision to make: call his final timeout, intentionally foul, or wait for a dead ball to make the subs.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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However, the way this is happening has the vibe of last year’s midseason adjustment, when the NBA decided to enforce foul rules differently and turned the game more physical with time still to go in the regular season.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Mingyang took the center of the Octagon from the beginning, landed hard leg kicks, and opened a nasty gash on Smith’s forehead with a step-in elbow.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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That is exactly what the Giants need: nastier players on both sides of the ball.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tom Hardy stars in the neo-noir crime thriller as a corrupt detective named Walker, who shoots, punches, and drop-kicks his way through an entire criminal underworld to rescue the estranged son of dirty politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker).—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Viewers will remember that Sheppard showed up in the season premiere, when his investigation of a deadly biker gang intersected with the Organized Crime Control Bureau’s pursuit of a dirty trucking company.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The new house is now disgustingly filthy and filled with trash and the smell of cat urine.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The common areas of the building have been filthy, too: trash all around the grounds and dirty stairwells.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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In return, the Bears received a treasure chest of compensation that has now netted them Moore, Williams, offensive tackle Darnell Wright, cornerback Tyrique Stevenson and punter Tory Taylor.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2025
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One night after making a move to shore up their offensive line, the Kansas City Chiefs turned their attention to the other side of the ball and drafted Tennessee defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott with the 31st pick of the second round Friday night.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Locker-room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locker-room. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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