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

He will never forget those Reseda days being with Dranel in the locker room and on the field.

From Los Angeles Times

The flu had been wreaking havoc on USC’s locker room since late last week.

From Los Angeles Times

"There's a concern about the uses of restroom facilities and locker rooms and all that," Johnson told reporters.

From Salon

“I said, ‘Go back in the locker room and come back out here with the right mindset.’

From Los Angeles Times

There’s not one person in that locker room that didn’t think we were gonna come back out and win this game.”

From Los Angeles Times