"locker room" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Rhymes: -uːm Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} locker room (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Characteristic of conversations held in locker rooms; that is boastful, juvenile, or explicitly sexual. Tags: informal, not-comparable Categories (topical): Rooms Related terms: bathroom, bathhouse, changing room, dressing room, communal shower
    Sense id: en-locker_room-en-adj-bqmjr9q- Disambiguation of Rooms: 49 37 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 23 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 30 26 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 29 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lockerroom, locker-room
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: locker rooms [plural]
Rhymes: -uːm Head templates: {{en-noun}} locker room (plural locker rooms)
  1. (US, Canada) A room attached to an athletic, recreational, or workplace facility, filled with lockers for storage of clothing and equipment; clothes are generally changed there. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: changing room, dressing room Derived forms: locker room humor, locker room talk
    Sense id: en-locker_room-en-noun-EXML6C0U Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lockerroom, locker-room
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Rhymes: -uːm Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} locker room (uncountable)
  1. (slang) inhalants Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-locker_room-en-noun-79IaQcF5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lockerroom, locker-room
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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