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Meaning of Gents | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈdʒɛnts

Definitions

A men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.

UK, euphemistic, informal, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية الرّجال
Français gents

Examples

“Where is the gents? I need a slash.”
“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".”
“London's first 'gents' public toilets were opened in Fleet Street in 1851, followed in 1852 by a 'ladies' toilet at 51 Bedford Street, Strand.”
“One unidentified man spoke of how he was approached to "go to the Gents" with an MP at an event for young political activists while another man described how an MP invited his entire office staff to a gay bar.”
“"I don't want to go in there like this. We'll go to the Gents and see you back in the car park"... Naylor... started to walk him towards the toilet.”
“One unidentified man spoke of how he was approached to "go to the Gents" with an MP at an event for young political activists while another man described how an MP invited his entire office staff to a gay bar.”

CEFR level

C2
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