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dressing room

American  

noun

  1. a room for use in getting dressed, especially one for performers backstage in a theater, television studio, etc.

dressing room British  

noun

  1. theatre a room backstage for an actor to change clothing and to make up

  2. any room used for changing clothes, such as one at a sports ground or off a bedroom

  3. (in sport, esp soccer) a sense of camaraderie or team spirit

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Etymology

Origin of dressing room

First recorded in 1665–75

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Dressing room access will be restricted and never allowed during team talks.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

Dressing room "banter" is notoriously Neanderthal but Hysén insists he is totally comfortable at Utsiktens.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2011

"Dressing room comfortable, everybody respectful and all that sort of thing?" he asked.

From Jack O' Judgment by Wallace, Edgar

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