gentsn.

Brit.

/dʒɛnts/, U.S.

/dʒɛnts/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: gent n.²

Etymology: < the plural of gent n.², after gentleman n. 9.

British. colloquial.

Usually preceded by the. A public toilet or washroom for men. Cf. gentleman n. 9.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory > public > men's

the gentlemen's1929

men's room1929

gents1938

1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock i. ii. 28 He's just gone into the gents to have a wash.

1968 Listener 1 Aug. 141/1 The only place you could talk to Harrer was in the gents, and even there not for long.

2012 Northern Echo (Nexis) 14 Apr. 11 Luke..set light to a toilet roll holder in a cubicle in the gents at The Shoulder of Mutton.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gents
释义	gentsn. Brit. /dʒɛnts/, U.S. /dʒɛnts/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: gent n.² Etymology: < the plural of gent n.², after gentleman n. 9. British. colloquial. Usually preceded by the. A public toilet or washroom for men. Cf. gentleman n. 9. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory > public > men's the gentlemen's1929 men's room1929 gents1938 1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock i. ii. 28 He's just gone into the gents to have a wash. 1968 Listener 1 Aug. 141/1 The only place you could talk to Harrer was in the gents, and even there not for long. 2012 Northern Echo (Nexis) 14 Apr. 11 Luke..set light to a toilet roll holder in a cubicle in the gents at The Shoulder of Mutton. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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