men's room
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of men's room
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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At one point during dinner Francis got up to go to the men’s room I presumed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
And when he bounded into the men’s room and bolted the door, they hollered questions from the hall.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Another happy note about Paul’s Juke Joint: Patrons don’t get a whiff of the urinal cake in the men’s room every time the bathroom door swings open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
“Any fight in a men’s room is a fight against men,” Mr. Archambault said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
He’d been gone so briefly that no one suspected he’d done anything more interesting than visit the men’s room.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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