gents'

[ jents ]

noun(used with a singular verb)

the gents, Informal. a men's room.

Origin of gents'

First recorded in 1920–25; see origin at gent¹, -s³

Words Nearby gents'

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How to use gents' in a sentence

The denim miniskirt was walking out with one of the gents, a drunk in a suit.
My Parents' Brothel | Douglas Rogers | December 6, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
Almost all the great gents were thus divided, some of them into numerous branches.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
Those fashnabble gents have ways of getten money, witch comman pipple doan't understand.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray
Gents that are out all night bring a headache home in the morning in place of an appetite.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade
Hit 's tu'n en tu'n about wid me en deze gents w'en dey's any fun gwine on,' sezee.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris

I reckon that you and I as gents and master mariners are going to keep mum about her being aboard the Alden?
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day

British Dictionary definitions for gents

gents

/ (dʒɛnts) /

noun

(functioning as singular) British informal a men's public lavatory

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