chat room

noun

: a real-time online interactive discussion group

Examples of chat room in a Sentence

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The situation has drawn comparisons to the Clubhouse app, which China blocked in 2021 after a brief period in which Chinese users freely discussed politically taboo topics in its chat rooms. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2025 The close proximity of gunfire to the school is causing PTSD — post traumatic stress syndrome — among families whose homes are near the school and who lived through the mass shooting, according to an online chat room. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024 Despite — or perhaps because of — its elusiveness, the show lived on as a cult favorite, analyzed in chat rooms and celebrated on Geocities fan sites. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 There were also a couple of trolls purporting to vote for former President Donald Trump, whose rude—some said, racist—comments had compelled the moderators to close down the call’s chat room. Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chat room 

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chat room was in 1986

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“Chat room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat%20room. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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chat room

noun
: an online interactive discussion group on the Internet

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