rec room
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3.3
- noun
- /rɛk ruːm/
- Informal
:
sala de juegos
- The family gathered in the rec room to play board games and watch movies together.
- basement rec room
- rec room door
- rec room and den
Examples
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I'm going down to the rec room.
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At this moment we live in an apartment that actually has a gym, a communal rec room, and a communal rooftop.
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Honey, can you take this up to the rec room to the kids?
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That commercial was on the TV in the rec room.
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Hey, did I tell you we're building a new rec room?
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We got a rec room, we got a pool table, everything.
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Well, I was in the rec room, and I was bored.
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Later, when all the guests were gone, Max and Joel shared a newspaper in the rec room.
Fiction book (1991) -
Other trainees are drifting into the rec room, some whispering among themselves.
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After finishing their homework, the kids went to the rec room to play video games.
Synonyms
617
1.0
A room in a house where people relax and sit together, for example to watch TV
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1.0
A room in a house where people relax and spend time together
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1.6
A room in a house where people sit and talk
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1.4
A room with games like table tennis, pool, or video games for fun
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2.7
A room with games and space for relaxing and having fun
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a room for relaxation or recreation' is directly and compositionally derived from 'rec' (recreational/leisure) + 'room' (indoor area). Although 'rec' is an informal abbreviation, the lexical parts transparently combine to indicate a leisure room, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun rec room is short for recreation room, a name for a space set up for fun and rest. Picture a room with a pool table, a couch and some games where people relax and play, and that is why the phrase means 'a room for relaxation or games'.