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chamber

Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.

Dianne loaded a cartridge into the chamber of the rifle, then prepared to take aim at the target.
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  • “What's a troll? Someone who disrupts your echo chamber?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Join us on Sat, May 9, at 7:00 PM for an intimate chamber performance by four local high school musicians (including TRS members)Click below for more information and to register. https://templerodefshalom.shulcloud.com/form/aypo-senior-chamber-quartet-concert-may2026.html”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Manitoba legislature Speaker Tom Lindsey on Monday banned MLAs from calling one another a “bigot,” “homophobe,” “racist,” “misogynist” or “transphobe” in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly chamber. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0... #bdnmb”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"Ave verum corpus K 618" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Chamber Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, conducted by Uwe Christian Harrer, soloist Vienna Boys' Choir / Philips records sp. 462778”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The Milken Conference is the kind of place that has a panel called "Kitchen Table Economics" with Nick Kristof, Neera Tanden, and the president of the US Chamber of Commerce”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

A room or set of rooms, particularly.

"Jesus Christ! Was my folks refined. My mam she wouldn't think-a lettin' us young'uns call a pee pot a pee pot. A chamber's what she called it... And by God! Us young'uns had ter call the pee pot a chamber or git our God damn necks wrang."
Origin: From , borrowed from , from , from .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents

Chamber means: A room or set of rooms, particularly.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.

For ESL learners

chamber means: A room or set of rooms, particularly.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.

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Heard in the wild
  • “Now playing on Echo Chamber: "Mama Dub" by Jamaica All Stars & Fabwise (ft. Justin Hinds)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Now playing on Echo Chamber: "Mother Funkin' Robots (extended inst.)" by Mother Funkin' Robots”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “May 4 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Dissecting artificial-intelligence rules https://www.europesays.com/ai/27578/ Comcast VP Liz Peetz and Colorado Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez discuss artificial-intelligence regulations on this week’s…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Businesses worried over ferry fuel surcharge. A Chamber of Commerce survey found some are worried a rise could threaten their business. www.three.fm/news/isle-...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “[5/5/66] The National Chamber of Malaysian Manufacturers has complained that Chinese cotton textiles are still being freely sold in Kuala Lumpur despite an import ban imposed seven months ago. It alleges that racketeers in Hong Kong have been falsely labelling shipments.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(figuratively) The legislature or division of the legislature itself.

A canal lock chamber; a furnace chamber; a test chamber
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