Meaning

2 senses
  1. (slang)An initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.

  2. (UK, euphemistic)A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.

    Pardon me, I need to visit the ladies.

Origin

As a lavatory for women, via misspelling of ladies'. Compare gents.

As a lavatory for women, via misspelling of ladies'. Compare gents.

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Forms

plural: ladies
Singularladies
Pluralladies

irregular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedmesdames
Derivedladieswear

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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