men's
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /mɛnz/
men's
- possessive case of men: belonging to some or all male humans.
- Ellipsis of men’s room: a lavatory intended for use by men.
- 1898, The Hotel/Motor Hotel Monthly, Vol. 6, p. 27:
- 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".
- 1898, The Hotel/Motor Hotel Monthly, Vol. 6, p. 27:
- Ellipsis of men's department#English|department: an area selling clothing for adult males in a department store.
- (facility for urination and defecation) See Thesaurus:bathroom
men's (not comparable)
- Intended for use by men.
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91 ↗," Rolling Stone
- The leading men's magazine of its age, Playboy helped bring explicit photography, embodied by its famous nude centerfolds, into the mainstream.
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91 ↗," Rolling Stone
- gentlemen's, gents'; gents (UK)
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