Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locker room talk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: lock-er -room talk
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of boastful, lurid, chauvinistic conversation that commonly takes place in all-male locker rooms, especially such conversation concerning sexual conquests and the like.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Locker room talk is both sports talk and dirty talk. Men compete with one another (thus the sports talk), but they control the anxieties associated with competition by downgrading the prize they all want—women."
"This was locker room talk. I'm not proud of it. I apologize to my family. I apologize to the American people. Certainly I'm not proud of it. But this is locker room talk."

Etymology

From locker room + talk, from the stereotype of crude conversations taking place in athletic locker rooms.

Usage

Inflected Forms

locker-room talk (alternative)

Phrases

boys will be boys bro talk guy talk

Frequently Paired Words

boys will be boys bro talk guy talk

Questions

What does locker room talk mean?: A type of boastful, lurid, chauvinistic conversation that commonly takes place in all-male locker rooms, especially such conversation concerning sexual conquests and the like.
Where does locker room talk come from?: From locker room + talk, from the stereotype of crude conversations taking place in athletic locker rooms.

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