escape roomn.

Brit.

/ᵻˈskeɪp ruːm/,

/ᵻˈskeɪp rʊm/, U.S.

/əˈskeɪp ˌrum/,

/əˈskeɪp ˌrʊm/,

/ɛˈskeɪp ˌrum/,

/ɛˈskeɪp ˌrʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: escape n.¹, room n.¹

Etymology: < escape n.¹ + room n.¹

1. A room in a house or other building that is used to provide privacy, solitude, or safety.

ΘΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > room for rest and quiet

restrooma1856

quiet room1938

1937 House Beautiful Sept. 53/2 I must have an escape room so that when the living room is in use for entertaining there will be a place for those who want privacy.

2009 States News Service (Nexis) 3 Apr. Engineers..need to take steps to contain any kind of fire that ignites inside a building and should consider building an escape room on each floor or series of floors.

2017 Irish Independent (Nexis) 10 Feb. 2 A glazed study..is..the perfect escape room, and a lovely place in which to work or simply hide away with a good book.

2. A leisure activity in which a group of people must solve a series of puzzles against the clock in order to escape from a locked room or rooms. Also: a room or venue of this type.

ΘΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun]

swinging1610

shuggie-shue1653

bilboquet1743

kite-flying1804

cup and ball1836

kittly-benders1854

cakewalk1863

mudlarking1888

pogo1921

pogoing1921

yo-yo1932

waterball1950

laugher1973

karaoke1977

bouncy castle1986

paintball1987

bouncing castle1988

paintballing1989

zorbing1996

2012 South China Morning Post (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Youngpost section) 1 In Freeing HK, the city's first escape room game, you turn into a real-life character stuck in a real-life bind.

2013 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 14 June My friend and I failed to solve any of the puzzles that could get us out of the lair, so we had to be ‘rescued’ by staff of the escape room after our time was up.

2017 Hobart (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 9 Sept. 11 If you've been meaning to do an escape room for a while, Escape Week is the perfect time to try it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	escape room
释义	escape roomn. Brit. /ᵻˈskeɪp ruːm/, /ᵻˈskeɪp rʊm/, U.S. /əˈskeɪp ˌrum/, /əˈskeɪp ˌrʊm/, /ɛˈskeɪp ˌrum/, /ɛˈskeɪp ˌrʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: escape n.¹, room n.¹ Etymology: < escape n.¹ + room n.¹ 1. A room in a house or other building that is used to provide privacy, solitude, or safety. ΘΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > room for rest and quiet restrooma1856 quiet room1938 1937 House Beautiful Sept. 53/2 I must have an escape room so that when the living room is in use for entertaining there will be a place for those who want privacy. 2009 States News Service (Nexis) 3 Apr. Engineers..need to take steps to contain any kind of fire that ignites inside a building and should consider building an escape room on each floor or series of floors. 2017 Irish Independent (Nexis) 10 Feb. 2 A glazed study..is..the perfect escape room, and a lovely place in which to work or simply hide away with a good book. 2. A leisure activity in which a group of people must solve a series of puzzles against the clock in order to escape from a locked room or rooms. Also: a room or venue of this type. ΘΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] swinging1610 shuggie-shue1653 bilboquet1743 kite-flying1804 cup and ball1836 kittly-benders1854 cakewalk1863 mudlarking1888 pogo1921 pogoing1921 yo-yo1932 waterball1950 laugher1973 karaoke1977 bouncy castle1986 paintball1987 bouncing castle1988 paintballing1989 zorbing1996 2012 South China Morning Post (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Youngpost section) 1 In Freeing HK, the city's first escape room game, you turn into a real-life character stuck in a real-life bind. 2013 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 14 June My friend and I failed to solve any of the puzzles that could get us out of the lair, so we had to be ‘rescued’ by staff of the escape room after our time was up. 2017 Hobart (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 9 Sept. 11 If you've been meaning to do an escape room for a while, Escape Week is the perfect time to try it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1937
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