mudroom

noun

mud·​room ˈməd-ˌrüm How to pronounce mudroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room in a house designed especially for the shedding of dirty or wet footwear and clothing and located typically off the kitchen or in the basement

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An attached garage opened to a mudroom with a skylight. Addie Morfoot, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Martinez updated the millwork in the mudroom with a coat of Benjamin Moore’s Estate Sale, but opted to keep the original soapstone sink as is. Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2025 There are both wood and stone floors, walk-in closets and a mudroom — a requisite, should the owner harbor livestock. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025 The kitchen, while still traditional, was made larger to incorporate the mudroom and butler’s pantry. Jennifer Lindahl, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mudroom 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mudroom was circa 1950

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“Mudroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudroom. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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