Definitions

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  • noun colloquial toilets intended for use by men.
  • noun Plural form of gent..

Etymologies

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From a shortening of gents', plural possesive of gent ("gentleman"), + room

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See gent

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Examples

  • Jean Claude Van Damme, ladies and gents, is trying to make a come back.

    Jean-Claude Van Damme’s JCVD Trailer - Awesome! 2008

  • KD - Here are 3 gents from the PNW that started a petition to halt the harvest of Native Wild Winter Steelhead on the North Umpqua river in Oregon.

    Fly Rod Giveaway! Tim Romano 2007

  • Mind you soliciting in the gents is not just a city event.

    Gents 2007

  • Mind you soliciting in the gents is not just a city event.

    Gents 2007

  • Mind you soliciting in the gents is not just a city event.

    42 entries from November 2007 2007

  • Roger Sutton said ... and THAT, ladies and gents, is what reading is all about.

    September Stars Roger Sutton 2006

  • And this, ladies and gents, is what’s wrong with our country.

    McCain Visits Oil Rig - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • The Australians are known as gents who hae a high sense of national pride and a low flash point when their well-being in any sphere is endangered by foreign incursions ...

    Run Run Run Runaway ... Steve Hulett 2008

  • We used to take over the gents, simply placing paper notices saying "Ladies" over the label saying gents, and leaving one Ladies for the use of the men.

    The Guardian World News 2011

  • "Ay, our gents are a set of saucy fellows, as is usually the case when there isn't work enough aboard."

    The Two Admirals James Fenimore Cooper 1820

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