How to Pronounce "locker room humor"
expression
LAH-ker-room HYOO-mer
LOK-uh-room HYOO-muh
Definition
Jokes or comments, often sexual, crude, or offensive, that people (especially men) make in male-only group settings like a locker room. The term suggests informal, sometimes inappropriate humor.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫɑkɝ/ /ˈɹum/ /ˈhjumɝ
British English
lˈɒkɐ/ /ɹˈuːm/ /hjuː.mə(ɹ)
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LAH-ker-room HYOO-mer
UK
LOK-uh-room HYOO-muh
Listen in Context
Some people do not like locker room humor.
The coach warned the team to avoid locker room humor at work.
He made a locker room humor joke that offended some people.
That kind of locker room humor might be fine with friends, but it's not okay at the office.