"locker room" meaning in English

See locker room in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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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: 51 31 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 12 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 12 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lockerroom, locker-room
Etymology number: 1

Noun

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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

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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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