rec
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8.2
- noun
- /rɛk/
- Texting
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recomendación (informal)
- Let's meet at the rec center after school to play basketball.
- rec center
- rec room
- rec (recreation)
Now, when you were on Parks and Rec, was that did they write that for you?
- Now, when you were on Parks and Rec, was that did they write that for you?
- Plus like, well, Rec Room was announced.
Examples
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It's this incredible player that coaches a rec league downtown for kids.
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We can hang out in the rec room...
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We broke into that old pool at the rec center.
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"Wants me to ask you if he can camp out in your rec room again."
Fiction book (1991) -
Okay, the only activity scheduled for tonight is a social in the rec room.
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I'm going down to the rec room.
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Yeah, it used to be a rec center for at-risk youth.
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Get off at 1 25th Street, go right three blocks to the Kasarda Rec Center.
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Other trainees are drifting into the rec room, some whispering among themselves.
Fiction book (1991) -
Monday night, seven p.m. Bingo (Rec Room, seven o'clock). Refreshments will be served.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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An activity you do for fun or to relax
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rec as a noun is often short for recommendation (a tip or suggestion), and people also use it for recreation places like a community center. So asking for a 'rec' usually means you want a suggested choice or a place to have fun.