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
Perhaps Kevin Love, who had served as a locker-room (and social-media) buffer during the worst of times over Butler’s six weeks of Heat-ed petulance this season.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Following Game Five, after the press briefings and the locker-room scrums, Edwards took a stroll around the hostile arena, revelling in victory, trolling Los Angeles, calling out his haters.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Smelly Shoes If your closet or mudroom has developed a certain locker-room quality, your shoes may be the culprit.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Read: Sophie Gilbert on the dark teen show that pushes the edge of provocation
Euphoria was provocative to a fault—one locker-room montage featuring more than a dozen full-frontal penises felt more like a challenge to find premium cable’s limits than a coherent piece of storytelling.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Following Game Five, after the press briefings and the locker-room scrums, Edwards took a stroll around the hostile arena, revelling in victory, trolling Los Angeles, calling out his haters.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Smelly Shoes If your closet or mudroom has developed a certain locker-room quality, your shoes may be the culprit.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Read: Sophie Gilbert on the dark teen show that pushes the edge of provocation
Euphoria was provocative to a fault—one locker-room montage featuring more than a dozen full-frontal penises felt more like a challenge to find premium cable’s limits than a coherent piece of storytelling.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locker-room
Adjective
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Using vulgar, profane or indecent language in a loud or boisterous manner in the presence of children.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2025
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Between 12% and 13.3% of Americans, around 10% of Brits, and 9.4% of Australians used at least one vulgar word in their data.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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The ex-data processor for the Boston Transportation Department was previously convicted in Suffolk Superior Court of: rape of a child, assault to rape a child, indecent assault and battery on a child, disseminating obscene material to a minor, and possession of child pornography.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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But the legal standard for what qualifies as obscene is extremely high.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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Astros rookie Jacob Melton with a WILD catch in foul territory 😱 (via @astros)pic.twitter.com/KqrqRlDECr — B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) June 7, 2025 Otherwise, Melton was off to somewhat slow start to his career prior to the ankle injury.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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For Lynn, playing in the minors meant bad lighting and a short foul pole in right at the late McCoy Stadium that cost him home runs.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps not helping so much: The set’s early reviews, which have been mostly fairly nasty in their dismissals of the set.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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Again there are two levels here, and each radically altered the color profile of the onscreen visuals – with the high setting giving everything a nasty green hue.—
Paul Ridden
June 25,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The wider sweeps are stressing the capacity of the detention system, where detainees have reported moldy food, dirty towels and no changes of clothes for more than a week at a time.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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To properly load a dishwasher for maximum cleaning power, place dishes in the dishwasher with the dirty side facing the jets, with taller items around the outside.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Troubled Factories: The medications came mostly from plants in India where inspectors found contaminated drugs, filthy labs and falsified records.—
Debbie Cenziper,
ProPublica,
17 June 2025
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The next year, his fame reached a new echelon after the release of Pumping Iron, a docudrama that highlighted Schwarzenegger's strange charisma and filthy sense of humor.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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If that happens, the rest of his offensive game could fall apart.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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After making a flurry of offensive upgrades this offseason, the Commanders are poised to contend with Jayden Daniels leading the charge.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Locker-room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locker-room. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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