lock·er-room
ˈlä-kər-ˌrüm 
ˈlä-kə-
: of, relating to, or suitable for use in a locker room
especially
: of a coarse or sexual nature
locker-room talk
: 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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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Josh Robbins, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
No one in the locker room, no one in the front office, coaching staff, medical performance.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
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
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.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
Carrington’s teammates converged on him for a celebratory dogpile and, as Carrington told reporters in Miami afterward, doused him with cold water in the visitors’ locker room.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
No one in the locker room, no one in the front office, coaching staff, medical performance.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Locker-room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locker-room. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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