men's
noun/mɛnz/
1
possessive case of men: belonging to some or all male humans.
2
Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of men’s room (“a lavatory intended for use by men”).
- A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".1898, The Hotel/Motor Hotel Monthly, volume 6, page 27:
3
Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of men's department (“an area selling clothing for adult males in a department store”).
- Synonyms
- bathroom