restroom

133 1.0

A public room with toilets and sinks for people to use

noun
/ˈrɛsˌtruːm/

: baño

Let's try the faculty restroom.
use the restroom
go to the restroom
public restrooms

And I decided to use the restroom, and there was no water.

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Examples

Excuse me, could you tell me where the restroom is?
Do you mind if l take a quick restroom break?

A Guy Thing (2003)
And I decided to use the restroom, and there was no water.

The Real Estate Lawyer
Is there a restroom I could use?

Last Chance Charlene (2022)
Excuse me, do you have a restroom?

Midnight (2020)
I need to go to the restroom.

L!fe Happens (2011)
I need to use the restroom.

The Civil Dead (2023)
Is there a restroom?

Dawn of the Dead (2004)
The University of Hawaii has opened nine more all-gender restrooms on its Manoa campus.

Academic text (2016)
Each all-gender bathroom is a lockable, single-stall room similar to the "family restrooms" found in malls and airports.

Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

bathroom

vsrestroom

∞ 1.0

A room in a house with a toilet, sink, and a bath or shower

refers specifically to public toilet facilities rather than private home rooms

toilet

vsrestroom

275 1.0

A small room with a bowl and sink where people go to pee or poo

is the neutral public term focusing on everyday facility use

convenience

vsrestroom

49 2.8

A public room with a toilet for people to use

is the everyday neutral label for that publicly accessible facility

washroom

vsrestroom

Canadian

20 1.0

A room with toilets and sinks, often in a public building

names the same public facility with emphasis on washing features

lavatory

vsrestroom

19 2.0

A room with a toilet and a sink for washing hands

is the neutral public term used especially in everyday contexts

public restroom

vsrestroom

9 1.0

A toilet people can use in public places like parks or stations

is the common neutral term used for these public facilities

public toilet

vsrestroom

7 1.0

A room with toilets and sinks that anyone can use in public places

is the common neutral term used for these public facilities

lav

vsrestroom

3 8.4

A room with a toilet and sink

is the more neutral, widely used term rather than this informal word

toilet facility

vsrestroom

2 1.2

A room or building with toilets for public use

is the common neutral term used for these public facilities

comfort station

vsrestroom

Archaic

1 3.2

A public toilet for people to use

is the standard neutral name rather than this more dated expression

toilet room

vsrestroom

1 1.0

A small room with a toilet for people to use

focuses on the public facility sense rather than private home use

public lavatory

vsrestroom

2.0

A toilet in a public place that anyone can use

is the common neutral term used for these public facilities

wash room

vsrestroom

Canadian

1.0

A public room with toilets and sinks for cleaning hands

is the standard neutral label for these public facilities

public convenience

vsrestroom

2.7

A toilet in a public place that anyone can use

is the common neutral expression for publicly available facilities

Compounds

public restroom

9 1.0

A toilet people can use in public places like parks or stations

How Formal

lavatory

1 2.3

restroom

133 1.0

toilet

275 1.0

can

Slang

182 9.6

john

Slang

36 8.4

Surface Forms

restroom singular

restrooms plural

toilets plural

toilet singular

Morphology

restroom = rest + room (opaque) = rest + room

Although formed from 'rest' + 'room', the specific sense 'public toilet' is a euphemistic/idiomatic shift not directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Restroom comes from the simple parts rest ('to relax or freshen') and room. It began as a polite name for a place in stores where people could rest and freshen up, so today restroom means a public room with toilets and sinks.