dayroom

noun

day·​room ˈdā-ˌrüm How to pronounce dayroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room (as in a hospital) equipped for relaxation and recreation

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The lawsuit states that this is the first time any jail staff had been in the dayroom in six hours. — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Feb. 2024 That includes at least seven hours of dayroom time and three hours in an exercise area. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026 In response, Watts emptied his garbage bag and sent a full supply of dirty tennis balls spilling and bouncing across the dayroom. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 Quidone walked past a correction officer, looking sick, and again vomited into a dayroom trash bin before moving sluggishly back to his cell. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dayroom

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dayroom was in 1823

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“Dayroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dayroom. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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