rec room
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rec room
First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Escobar then checked in on a rookie training session in the rec room.
From Los Angeles Times
He is the captain of the party bus, the lord of the tornado-shelter rec room, the orderer of “French toast for the table.”
From Los Angeles Times
The revamped basement goes far beyond a childhood friend’s enviable rec room — it has better mood lighting, for one.
From Los Angeles Times
Friedman fell in love with the game in the student union rec room at the University of Rochester, where she studied filmmaking, and later played semi-professionally.
From Los Angeles Times
Through the glass I spotted a few senior women chatting in the rec room.
From Los Angeles Times
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