ladies

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/ˈleɪ.diz/

noun

An initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.

“Pardon me, I need to visit the ladies.”

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Meanings

ladies1

noun
  1. pluralplural of lady

    He wet his thumb with saliva pressing on the tongue, ran it up and down faster over the letter 'I' of 'TOILET', the 'LADIES TOILET' was transformed into 'LADIES TO LET' in no time.

    2014, C.S. Walter, Abandoned Bridges, pp. 105 f.
  2. genitiveobsoletegenitive of lady

    The morrow next about the wanted howre, / The Dwarfe cald at the doore of Amyas, / To come forthwith unto his Ladies bowre.

    1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 59
    2 more examples

    Vrge not my fathers anger (Eglamoure) / But thinke vpon my griefe (a Ladies griefe) / And on the iuſtice of my flying hence, / To keepe me from a moſt vnholy match, / Which heauen and fortune ſtill rewards with plagues.

    1589–1593, William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, act IV, scene iii, page 24

    And ſince not only a dead Fathers fame, / But more a Ladies honour muſt be touch’d, / Which nice as Ermines will not bear a Soil ; / Let all retire ; that you alone may hear / What ev’n in whiſpers I won’d tell your ear.

    1690, John Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: A Tragedy Acted at the Theatre Royal, London: Jo. Hindmarſh, act V, page 118
  3. slangTexas hold 'emcard gamesAn initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.
nounladies (plural ladies)
  1. UKeuphemisticA ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.

    Pardon me, I need to visit the ladies.

    Synonyms: bathroom

Ladies2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Lady
  2. IrelandJapanabbreviationclippingobsoletehobbiesClipping of ladies' team, used in club names, as in [Club Name] Ladies.

    Arsenal Ladies and Chelsea Ladies are the biggest women's football teams in England.

    Synonyms: Women

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.

Similar
bathroom
Also see
gagglewomen

Origin

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

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Translations

Japanese レディース
  • レディースladies' team — see also Women

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sailedDeLisaaisledaslidedeasil
Cite this entry
APA

ladies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladies

MLA

“ladies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladies. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladies.

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