locker room talk
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Meaning · English
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.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Trò chuyện khiêu dâm, tự phụ và phân biệt giới tính
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Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
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.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common 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.
Is “locker room talk” formal or informal?
locker room talk is generally slang.