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men’s_room
men's room
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A c. 1942 US poster discouraging lounging in the men's room at work.
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A Dutch 'men's room' (herenkamer).
English
Noun
men’s room (plural men's rooms)
- A lavatory intended for use by men, often including urinals in addition to toilets.
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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.
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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, &c.
Synonyms
- See Wikisaurus:bathroom
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
Translations
lavatory intended for men — See also translations at : toilet
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other rooms intended for men
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Anagrams
References
- "man, n.¹ (and int.)" in the Oxford English Dictionary (2000), Oxford: Oxford University Press.