"garage" means: A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
garage
A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Thank you brain, yes, you did have a trauma nightmare about the MG getting stolen last night, but at least you woke up and went "Motherfucker it's on stands, the wheels are in a pile on the drive and the engine is in…
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BlueskyMay 2026
The church turned them off on me. Harassing me out in public. Stalking me stalking me with stars that camped out on top of me while being recorded illegally at AT&T Stadium Texas Rangers Parking lots Longhorn Ballro…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Morning Kevin. Having the study measured for curtains this morning, then off to the gym as soon as that's done. This afternoon, a little admin and maybe assemble a storage rack in the garage.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Arsht Center proposes 750-space parking garage in Miami https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/259326/ A rendering depicts a proposed public parking garage, illuminated at right, for the Arsht Center for the Performing…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Laferrere, Gregorio De 4486, Parque Avellaneda: Casa y Garage Privado
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
Origin: , derivative of , from , garrer, guerrer; partly from , warir (from Old ); and partly from , from , reflexive of vara; both ultimately from , *warōną, from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
"garage" means: A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
"garage" means: A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(chiefly, Commonwealth) A petrol filling station.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(chiefly, Commonwealth, dated, _, in, US) A place where cars are serviced and repaired.
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“Thank you brain, yes, you did have a trauma nightmare about the MG getting stolen last night, but at least you woke up and went "Motherfucker it's on stands, the wheels are in a pile on the drive and the engine is in the garage" before going back to sleep 😂”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The church turned them off on me. Harassing me out in public. Stalking me stalking me with stars that camped out on top of me while being recorded illegally at AT&T Stadium Texas Rangers Parking lots Longhorn Ballroom SMU "Moody" Garage.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Morning Kevin. Having the study measured for curtains this morning, then off to the gym as soon as that's done. This afternoon, a little admin and maybe assemble a storage rack in the garage.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Arsht Center proposes 750-space parking garage in Miami https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/259326/ A rendering depicts a proposed public parking garage, illuminated at right, for the Arsht Center for the Performing…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Laferrere, Gregorio De 4486, Parque Avellaneda: Casa y Garage Privado”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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