locker room

¹

noun

1. 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

²

[ lok-er-room, -room ]

adjective

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

   locker-room humor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of locker room¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Origin of locker room²

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Postgame embraces between players from rival teams were prohibited and masks were required on the bench and in the locker room.

From Washington Post

Oshie said adjusting to the NHL’s virus guidelines has been “fine” and that getting tested at the rink each morning, wearing masks and social distancing in the locker room has become the norm.

From Washington Post

The leadership he brings and the attitude, it permeated our whole locker room.

From Washington Post

The NFL fined the Saints $500,000 and stripped them of a seventh-round draft pick in November for protocol violations during a postgame locker room victory celebration without masks.

From Washington Post

“You could honestly feel it with the change and the growth in the locker room,” said Barrett, “and that’s why we’re leaving with the Lombardi Trophy.”

From Washington Post

Kids that were trapped in that locker room are scared to say anything, let alone leave.

From The Daily Beast

The featured photo for the list, first of all, is as white as a loaf of Wonder Bread and as male as a football locker room.

From The Daily Beast

I was just in the locker room with LeBron… At the end of the day, you know we have leaders.

From The Daily Beast

To hear Ruckus soliloquize is to be a fly on the wall in a country club locker room.

From The Daily Beast

We got a whole bunch of gangstas in the locker room, not thugs but tough guys on the court.

From The Daily Beast

The leader will do well to see that everything is right and clean in conversation and practice in the locker-room and showers.

From Project Gutenberg

It is probably in the locker room,” replied my chum, “shall I ask Smiley to let us go and see?

From Project Gutenberg

Beyond, along the far wall, were the washroom and locker room and lunch room of the workmen.

From Project Gutenberg

In the locker-room at the gymnasium Mr. Robey and the assistant coaches dealt praise and censure and instruction.

From Project Gutenberg

Champ and Jimmy rushed into the locker room just as the big Blue team was about to trot out for the second half.

From Project Gutenberg