Definder - what does the word mean?

What is work the room?

A guy giving another guy a blow job in a public bathroom.

John was working the tea room at the bowling alley last Friday night.

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work the room - video


Work the room - what is it?

In the workplace, the act of visiting colleagues at their desks and chatting to them under the pretence it's work-related to avoid doing any real labour.

Usually seen towards the end of a shift as the culprit winds down.

Charlotte: "Where's Robert?"

Dave: "He went for a cig and now he's working the room."

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What does "work the room" mean?

to be able to get with a guy/girl at a party/house

Katy: Did you work a room at that party yesterday?
Amanda: Nah, I can't do that

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Work the room - what does it mean?

1) The words and actions of a socially talented person, often a salesman or aspiring actor/producer/pick-up artist, as he bounces from group to group at a particular event. Public speakers are capable of working the room without leaving the stage.

2) The seduction of an entire room of men by an attractive woman, often with the intent of sales or self-promotion.

Goofus was a wallflower all night, while Gallant was working the room.

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Work the room - meaning

1. A host, hostess, or guest to interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.

2. A performer or public speaker to interact with one's audience, taking cues from its reactions and adapting one's performance or words to elicit the audience's attention and enthusiasm.

1. As a campaigning politician, he really knew how to shake hands, kiss babies, and work the room.
2. In show business parlance, Miss Hudson knows how to "work the room." Her comic turns are as rooted in vaudeville as her high-style wit is straight out of the smart supper club circuit.

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