English Explanatory Dictionary

ladies and gentlemen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used as a vocative to address an audience.
  2. Public toilets: a ladies' room and a gentlemen's room.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ladies and gentlemen.wav

Word forms

ladies and gentlemen

Etymology

Around 1750, the form gentlemen and ladies was more common, but from 1770 the ladies-first word order predominates.

Derived words

gadies and lentlemen theydies and gentlethems
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