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
Some people are forthright when Boulet asks, with a cameraman in tow, a question that is often not spoken, or at most in a locker-room whisper.
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The allegations at Oregon included berating players during practices and after games, and throwing and kicking objects during locker-room tirades.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
His performance in the victory over the physical Houston Rockets spurred a rare locker-room visit from Knicks owner James Dolan.
—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
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The allegations at Oregon included berating players during practices and after games, and throwing and kicking objects during locker-room tirades.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
His performance in the victory over the physical Houston Rockets spurred a rare locker-room visit from Knicks owner James Dolan.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locker-room
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Climate change vandals spray-painted a Tesla car dealership in Manhattan on Tuesday to protest Elon Musk’s work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but as police arrived, the activists could be seen cleaning off some of the vulgar writing.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Two of the protesters are facing counts including obstructing a law enforcement officer and simple battery on a law enforcement officer, while a third has been charged with using vulgar language, according to Acworth police.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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The investigation began when detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit served a search warrant in Bakersfield based on a tip about a person who was in possession and used obscene material involving an underage girl, authorities announced in a news release on Tuesday.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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With his plea, a federal indictment relating to transfer of obscene material to a minor would not be pursued.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2025
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Four pitches into the game, Willy Adames crushed a hanging 1-2 slider for what appeared to be a solo home run, only for the call to be overturned by replay, the ball swerving just left of the foul pole.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Ketel Marte hit a solo home run around the right-field foul pole.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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The apps have a nasty trick that fools users into the initial download, and once on a phone, the damage is done.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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He’s been the spirit of the Panthers’ skillfully nasty style the previous two springs.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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Coal plants are also the dirtiest fossil fuel in terms of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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They were bullied, beaten, humiliated, tortured and shot, with productive laborers crammed on top of one another in the dirty stone barracks—separately from the Jewish prisoners, whose numbers grew ever larger.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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At least 12 outside experts submitted testimony in what’s called the Dunsmore case, finding that San Diego jails are filthy and that workers regularly fail to follow best practices or department policies.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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So The Righteous Gemstones went with the sentimental ending — or at least what counts for a sentimental ending in a series so committed to the filthiest possible turns of phrase.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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The Department's reasons haven't changed: names can't be offensive, should not represent an official title or rank, must be an appropriate length (70 characters!), and can not contain numbers or symbols.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
8 May 2025
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Tua Tagovailoa can get the ball out with a rebuilt offensive line will matter a great deal.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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“Locker-room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locker-room. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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