chat roomnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃæt ˌruːm/us/ˈtʃæt ˌruːm/a part of the internet where people can communicate by writing messages to each other, often on a particular subject
Examples
- Somebody's been posting obscene messages in this chat room.
- He was in the habit of using internet chat rooms to approach young girls.
- They've produced an information pack telling children how to use the internet safely and avoid chat room abusers.
- How do you find the kind of chat room you want among the thousands available on the web?
- They interviewed a couple who had met on an internet chat room and were now happily married.
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