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  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
  locker-room

  adjective

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

locker room

¹ American  

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.

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locker-room ² American  

[lok-er-room, -room] / ˈlɒk ərˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

adjective

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

   locker-room humor.

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Etymology

Origin of locker room¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Origin of locker-room²

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Before she headed to the locker room, Burrell thanked everyone and called out a cheerful invocation, “Successful first game!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In the locker room after Tuesday’s game, teammates sat with their feet submerged in buckets of ice and ice packs wrapped around their joints.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

When crew chief James Williams declared that Ayton would be sent off, the Lakers center simply dropped his head and walked to the locker room.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

As James iced his knees in the locker room after the game, he said the Lakers can’t afford to underestimate the Rockets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

I give her a high five and then run back inside, where the team is finally filing into the locker room.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick