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Gents vs Ladies - What's the difference?

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Ladies is a coordinate term of gents.

Gents is a coordinate term of ladies.


As nouns the difference between gents and ladies

is that gents is (colloquial) toilets intended for use by men or gents can be (gent) while ladies is (lady).

gents

English

Etymology 1

From a shortening of gents' , plural possesive of , + room

Noun

(gents)
  • (colloquial) toilets intended for use by men.
    • Where is the gents ?
    There are public gents all over town.
    Coordinate terms
    * (toilets for men) ladies

    Etymology 2

    See gent

    Noun

    (head)
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    ladies

    English

    Noun

    (ladies)
  • English plurals
  • (British) A toilet for women or girls.

    • Synonyms

    * (toilet for women or girls) ladies' room, little girl's room

    Coordinate terms

    * gents

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