men's
1.0
A public toilet for men
- noun
- /mɛnz/
- US
:
baño de hombres
- There was a long line outside the men's restroom during the concert intermission.
Examples
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The signs clearly indicate where the men's facilities are located.
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I turn from MEN'S and start off down the terminal again, my bag thumping my legs.
Fiction book (1992) -
He quickly found the men's room at the busy airport after his long flight.
Synonyms
78
1.2
A room with toilets and sinks for men to use
is the common, neutral term for that public toilet
1
3.2
A room with toilets for men
is more neutral and direct rather than polite phrasing
Surface Forms
Morphology
men's = men (transparent) = men + 's
The form is the plural 'men' with a possessive/genitive 's, clearly indicating 'for men' in contexts like 'men's restroom'.
Etymology
The word men's is a short form of 'men's room' or 'men's restroom' and comes from men, the plural of man. So men's on a door tells you the toilet is 'for men'.