as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
keep your locker-room talk for your fraternity brothers
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Recent Examples of locker-room
The locker-room champagne celebration is fine, but one problem: there’s no pool table.
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Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Paul was just a well-known irritant around the league, and the Clippers’ raucous locker-room celebration annoyed the visitors.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 June 2024
Watson received medical attention before being carted to the locker-room.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
In a locker-room session done the right way — when players are present at their lockers — a reporter should be able to speak with multiple players.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Paul was just a well-known irritant around the league, and the Clippers’ raucous locker-room celebration annoyed the visitors.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 June 2024
Watson received medical attention before being carted to the locker-room.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
In a locker-room session done the right way — when players are present at their lockers — a reporter should be able to speak with multiple players.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locker-room
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The show was so bawdy — almost vulgar in a really fun way.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Read more Here's what else to know one week before Election Day: Trump is on damage duty: The former president's campaign is scrambling to distance itself from racist, vulgar, and sexist comments made by speakers at Trump's Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in New York.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Of course, obscene content has been censored, and services that clearly broke intellectual property laws, like Napster, WikiLeaks, and The Pirate Bay were shuttered, but, for the average person, the internet remained broadly open in the United States.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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There have now been 21 fines due to obscene gestures this season.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Other signs to look for are floating debris, rust, mildew, or foul odors.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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There’s also an odor neutralizer cartridge that can be placed into the vacuum’s brush roll and is is designed to keep foul odors out of the air while cleaning.Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Wireless Humidifier Another Healthy Home Awards winner, this portable humidifier can sit on top of their desk or nightstand to hydrate dry skin (or help a cold feel a little less nasty).Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Dec. 2024
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Threat researchers have confirmed that a nasty new scam that targets macOS users is being actively exploited by hackers looking to get victims to download malware that will attempt to steal passwords from the keychain as well as through the Chrome, Bravo and Vivaldi web browsers manage others.Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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From savory breads and rolls for sandwiches and soup-sopping to decadent sweet loaves and rolls for breakfast or dessert, the easy recipes give you a break while your mixer does the dirty work.Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Romans liked to give the appearance of civilized rule by getting local thugs to do their dirty work.N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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They were packed in the ships’ holds in filthy conditions reminiscent of their initial arrival in North America, their prospects of freedom largely unchanged by the war.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Don't let a little plumbing snafu make your dishwasher filthy.Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Altuve is an offensive force, but ignoring his deteriorating defensive metrics at second base is becoming impossible.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Volunteers have been one of the better offensive teams in all of college football this season but the Buckeyes defense will present a challenge.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Locker-room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locker-room. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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