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gents

noun
/ˈdʒɛnts/UK

Etymology

A clipped form of gentlemen. As a room, via misspelling of gents', a clipped form of gentlemen's room.

Definitions

  1. plural of gent

  2. A men's room

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

    • Where is the gents? I need a slash.
    • London's first 'gents' public toilets were opened in Fleet Street in 1851, followed in 1852 by a 'ladies' toilet at 51 Bedford Street, Strand.

  3. Men's

    Men's: intended for use by men.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative form of gents

      Alternative form of gents: a men's room, a lavatory intended for use by men.

      • "I don't want to go in there like this. We'll go to the Gents and see you back in the car park"... Naylor... started to walk him towards the toilet.
      • One unidentified man spoke of how he was approached to "go to the Gents" with an MP at an event for young political activists while another man described how an MP invited his entire office staff to a gay bar.

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