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rec room

[rek] / rɛk /


NOUN
family room
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Downstairs, there are three other bedrooms that are just as chic and can “easily double as a rec room, office, or creative space” and come complete with their own fireplaces.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

He is the captain of the party bus, the lord of the tornado-shelter rec room, the orderer of “French toast for the table.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2024

I sit in the unit rec room working on transcribing the final day’s log of tech encounters while listening to music on the tablet radio.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2023

Virtual events offered from a basement rec room he converted into a studio in his Delaware home and avoiding travel for months at a stretch won’t cut it this time.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

When the rest of them finish eating, Liz goes up to her room, Dad heads downstairs to the rec room, turns on the news.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz