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gents'

American  
[jents] / dʒɛnts /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. Informal. the gents, a men's room.

gents British  
/ dʒɛnts /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of gents'

First recorded in 1920–25; gent 1, -s 3

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