locker-room talk
Crude male boasting
Locker-room talk is crude conversation, especially among men, involving boasts about sexual exploits, vulgar jokes, or objectifying comments about women.
The term evokes the supposed privacy of athletic changing rooms where such talk occurs unchecked: It was just locker-room talk.
The phrase often appears as a defense or dismissal of offensive remarks, implying they weren't meant seriously.
- conversationsSpoken exchanges between people
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- boastingExcessive self-praise
taunts · banter · sexism · gossip · off the record · profanity · objectification · bravado · machismo · innuendo · male bonding · exaggeration · consent · cultural critique · candor · accountability · vulgarity · masculinity
locker-room talkpolite conversation
Courteous social discourse
proper speech · civil discourse · formal speech · diplomatic language · Queen's English
locker-room talkprofessional communication
Formal workplace information exchange
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