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noun

a public lavatory for women.

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Also called powder room, women's room.

Origin of ladies' room

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby ladies' room

ladies' fingers, ladies' gallery, ladies-in-waiting, ladies' man, ladies-of-the-night, ladies' room, ladies'-tobacco, ladies'-tresses, Ladin, lading, Ladino

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There were reports (that she denied) that she was kicked out of a gym for smoking weed in the ladies room.
Amanda Bynes Wigs Out|Kevin Fallon|May 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If a transsexual man as bearded, muscled, and tattooed as I am went into the ladies room, the women would all scream!
Show Me Your Papers Before You Pee? It Could Happen in Arizona|Tricia Romano|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The tiny screen, cramped seats and no line in the ladies room was a reminder that we are not in L.A. anymore!
The True-ish Story of the Lovable Pot-Smoking Chimp|Nicole LaPorte|January 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Word from the Senate is that negotiations over health-care reform are going hot and heavy... in the Ladies Room.
Ladies Night on Capitol Hill|Linda Hirshman|November 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Jumping up, I got the woman to stand and, with difficulty, walked her to the ladies room.
I Helped Save Claus von Bulow|Andrea Reynolds|December 9, 2008|DAILY BEAST
He then conducted me to the ladies room, and left me, saying the cars would be along in about an hour.
Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal|Sarah J Richardson
And wrapping her dressing-gown around her, she leaped from her berth and sped for the ladies room.
Dave Porter on Cave Island|Edward Stratemeyer
A heavily veiled woman in black came out of the ladies room, and started for the train.
Frank Merriwell's New Comedian|Burt L. Standish

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