"locker room talk" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} locker room talk (uncountable)
  1. (slang) A type of boastful, lurid, chauvinistic conversation that commonly takes place in all-male locker rooms, especially such conversation concerning sexual conquests and the like. Tags: slang, uncountable Synonyms: locker-room talk Translations (locker room talk): omklædningsrumssnak [common-gender] (Danish), grabbig [adjective] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-locker_room_talk-en-noun-m7odxyAg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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