men's room

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men's room

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Originally a clipped form of gentlemen's room, originally a separate waiting room for men in public buildings such as railway stations but by the appearance of men's room also used as a euphemism for men's lavatories.

noun men's rooms

  1. A restroom intended for use by males, often including urinals in addition to toilet stalls. Search the lounge downstairs. The men's room, the ladies' room.
  2. Other rooms intended for use by men, as waiting rooms, dressing rooms, locker rooms, etc.

    Similar: bathroom

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noun lavatory intended for men — see also toilet

中文男廁 /男厕 náncè
Françaistoilettes pour hommes
DeutschHerrentoilette
Românătoaletă pentru bărbați
Русскиймужска́я убо́рная mužskája ubórnaja

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@misc{men_s_room_2026,
  title = {men's room},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/men's%20room},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}