locker room

noun

a room containing lockers, as in a gymnasium, factory, or school, for changing clothes and for the storage and safekeeping of personal belongings.

locker-room

[ lok-er-room, -room ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, characteristic of, or suitable to conversation in a locker room; earthy or sexually explicit:
locker-room humor.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of locker room¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Origin of locker room²

First recorded in 1945–50

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He wasn’t able to make it out of the locker room at halftime and missed the first 50 seconds of the third quarter, checking back in with a shirt under his uniform.

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Rams coach Sean McVay is accustomed to inspiring players on the field and in the team’s meeting rooms and locker rooms.

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Loyalty and continuity are important, yes, but so is the ability to adjust to different offenses, programs and locker rooms.

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All are now tasked with carving out roles in a locker room rife with turnover, but still filled with established leaders.

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Inside the Clippers’ locker room after the win in San Francisco, Leonard and All-Star guard James Harden were two of the last players to leave the shower.

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locker plant locket

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