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ladies¹

  • /ˈleɪ.diz/

Rhymes with -eɪdiz

Where it comes from

As a lavatory for women, via misspelling of ladies'. Compare gents.

noun

  1. plural plural of lady He wet his thumb with saliva pressing on the tongue, ran it up and down faster over the letter 'I' of 'TOILET', the 'LADIES TOILET' was transformed into 'LADIES TO LET' in no time.
  2. genitive, obsolete genitive of lady The morrow next about the wanted howre, / The Dwarfe cald at the doore of Amyas, / To come forthwith unto his Ladies bowre.
  3. slang An initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.

noun ladies

  1. UK, euphemistic A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women. Pardon me, I need to visit the ladies.

    Similar: bathroom

Ladies²

noun

  1. plural plural of Lady
  2. Ireland, Japan, abbreviation, clipping, obsolete, in the UK Clipping of ladies' team, used in club names, as in [Club Name] Ladies. Arsenal Ladies and Chelsea Ladies are the biggest women's football teams in England.

    Similar: Women

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gentlemen, head, girls, girl, woman, female, gals, mrs, women, madam, lord, peeps, dearest, dame, signor, fellow

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noun ladies' team — see also Women

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"ladies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ladies. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ladies. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ladies

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"ladies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ladies.

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@misc{ladies_2026,
  title = {ladies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ladies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}