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gentlemen's

noun

Etymology

Clipping of gentlemen's room, originally a waiting room for men but by the first attestation of gentlemen's in general use as a euphemism for a men's lavatory.

Definitions

  1. possessive case of gentlemen

    possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.

  2. Synonym of men's room

    Synonym of men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.

    • Over on that platform's the general waiting-room,... and over there's the Gentlemen's, and, any'ow, everythink's written up.
    • "I tell you what I must do, is to telephone. Where is it?" "D'you mean really the telephone or the gentlemen's?"

  3. Alternative letter-case form of gentlemen's

    Alternative letter-case form of gentlemen's: a lavatory intended for use by men.

    • Over on that platform's the general waiting-room,... and over there's the Gentlemen's, and, any'ow, everythink's written up.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA