Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladies and gentlemen

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
ladies and -gentle-men
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used as a vocative to address an audience.

noun

Public toilets: a ladies' room and a gentlemen's room.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Phrases

gadies and lentlemen theydies and gentlethems

Questions

What does ladies and gentlemen mean?
Used as a vocative to address an audience.
Where does ladies and gentlemen come from?
Around 1750, the form gentlemen and ladies was more common, but from 1770 the ladies-first word order predominates.

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