chat room

noun

: a real-time online interactive discussion group

Examples of chat room in a Sentence

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Anger overflows from numerous online chat rooms where relatives seek help. Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 3 May 2025 The comments in screen shots of the chat room were demeaning and vulgar – as were the texts from the anonymous messenger who had sent her the images. Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 Later that same year, fans learned more about Alana’s life with June and her father Mike in the premiere of their family reality series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. June and Mike first met on an online chat room in 2004 and welcomed Alana the next year. Mckinley Franklin, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025 And today on Face the Nation: The administration navigates a mistake of its own making, communicating attack plans against targets in Yemen on an unsecure app while a journalist accidentally invited into the chat room looked on. CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chat room

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chat room was in 1986

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“Chat room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20room. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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chat room

noun
: an online interactive discussion group on the Internet

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