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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]men's room (plural men's rooms)
- A lavatory intended for use by men, often including urinals in addition to toilets.
- 1929, Daniel Nathan as "Ellery Queen", The Roman Hat Mystery, Ch. iii, p. 31:
- Search the lounge downstairs. The men's room, the ladies' room.
- 1929, Daniel Nathan as "Ellery Queen", The Roman Hat Mystery, Ch. iii, p. 31:
- Other rooms intended for use by men, as waiting rooms, dressing rooms, locker rooms, etc.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]lavatory intended for men — see also toilet
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other rooms intended for men
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References
[edit]- "man, n.¹ (and int.)" in the Oxford English Dictionary (2000), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Further reading
[edit]men's room on Wikipedia.Wikipedia