gentlemen's
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gentlemen's¹
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Ellipsis 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.
noun gentlemen's · Gentlemen's
- possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.
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Ellipsis of men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.
A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".
Similar: bathroom, latrine, necessarium, toilet, toilet room, urinal, water closet, WC, cloaca, closet, jacques, kocay
Gentlemen's²
noun 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.
Talk about this word "gentlemen's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gentlemen's. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gentlemen's. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gentlemen's "gentlemen's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gentlemen's.Cite this
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