locker-room

adjective

ˈlä-kər-ˌrüm How to pronounce locker-room (audio)
Definition of locker-roomnext
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 Florida, meanwhile, used Mizzou’s last-second 33-31 win in 2023 as locker-room motivation. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026 Nembhard arrived with at least one prior locker-room relationship. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Mailaender used different types of mirrors, geometric wall patterns, colored cork and linoleum, wavy steel and deliberately 1980s-style locker-room doors. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Maresca’s team-mates from his early playing days at West Bromwich Albion in England fondly recall his unselfconscious warbling of Italian pop songs in the locker-room showers. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for locker-room
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locker-room
  1. vulgar
  2. pornographic
  3. obscene
  4. foul
  5. nasty
  6. dirty
  7. filthy
  8. offensive
Adjective
  • Please do not waste your sympathy on the misguided and vulgar notion that spending loads of money is a prerequisite for a lovely wedding or meaningful reception.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Taylor describes inappropriate physical touch, as well as the knight cornering her and saying vulgar things.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Egyptian courts have tried blocking pornographic websites, but private online access remains widespread.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • On the day of the $50 million demand, a WeChat chat on one of her phones shows pornographic images arriving and being sent back with Victim-1’s face grafted on, the complaint says.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of pornographic
Adjective
  • In Russia, soldiers die at the front by the hundreds of thousands while politically compliant billionaires accumulate obscene fortunes.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • At the next timeout, an announcement was made asking fans to refrain from obscene chants.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • Feast on fresh fruits, pastries, cold cuts, omelettes, and traditional foul mudammas while traversing the ancient waterway.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Who hasn’t airballed a foul shot in front of a Catholic school auditorium filled with 50 people on a Saturday morning?
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of foul
Adjective
  • Surely, though, it is not lost on the audience that this play opens in the middle of a strikingly nasty political campaign to elect members of the Chicago school board, warring Democrats all.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Someone who hung up on your problem is unlikely to listen to a nasty critique and vow to reform.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of nasty
Adjective
  • Floor around the fryers, floor under and around the drive thru drink station and floor under and around stationary equipment is visibly dirty.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Using the same sponge for every surface and spill could be making your kitchen dirtier every time.
    — Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dirty
Adjective
  • Los Angeles also struggles with an ongoing homelessness crisis — filthy encampments and rows of rusting RVs are a common sight in many neighborhoods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All my women friends, just thinking filthy thoughts about you.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • Coach James acknowledged the Yellow Jackets should’ve knelt the ball during its final offensive possession.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The Packers, missing All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons and a flurry of their own offensive linemen, move to 5-3.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of offensive

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“Locker-room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locker-room. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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