men's room
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of men's room
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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There was a big crowd of people and a lot of commotion halfway down the block, and sure enough, Ollie had shut Claude up in the men’s room of the Sunoco station.
From Literature
Ollie claimed later that he didn’t have anything to do with that; that he hadn’t even planned to shut Claude up in the men’s room or anywhere else, but when the door jammed shut he went off to get help, and that was when he saw the pictures at the post office.
From Literature
At one point during dinner Francis got up to go to the men’s room I presumed.
Using another dead-drop message, Abel directed his agent to meet him in person in the men’s room of a movie theater in Queens.
From Literature
Hayhanen ducked into the men’s room.
From Literature
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