LOCKER ROOM Definition & Meaning

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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51�Թ� 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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Brown sat on the Clippers’ bench for a few minutes before he limped to their locker room.

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When it ended, Djokovic picked up his equipment bags and was given a standing ovation as he headed toward the locker room.

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Everyone in the locker room knows how good Raducanu's game is.

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And again when, teary-eyed in her news conference, she joked that her way of dealing with the defeat was to eat a chocolate bar in the locker room.

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Former British number one Jo Durie added: "I think everybody in the locker room is thinking, 'I have got a chance at this tournament'. I really do think more seeds are going to fall."

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locker plant locket

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