restroomn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛstruːm/,

/ˈrɛstrʊm/, U.S.

/ˈrɛs(t)ˌrum/,

/ˈrɛs(t)ˌrʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rest n.¹, room n.¹

Etymology: < rest n.¹ + room n.¹

Originally: a room (usually in a public building or workplace) set aside for rest and relaxation (now rare). In later use (U.S.): a lavatory in a public building or workplace.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory

closet1496

water closet1736

water closet1747

throne room1787

W.C.1815

netty1825

convenience1841

Johnny1847

lavabo1852

restrooma1856

small room1858

cloakroom1865

lavatory1874

bathroom1883

toilet1886

can1900

place1902

lav1913

washroom1919

head1920

lavvy1922

dike1923

smallest room1930

John1931

khazi1932

loo1940

biffy1942

Wa1953

shitcan1954

commode1958

cludgie1961

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > room for rest and quiet

restrooma1856

quiet room1938

a1856 S. Brown in North Brit. Rev. Feb. (1857) 213/1 Study, rest-room, place of toil. Temple too, where I have lent All my days to noble moil.

1890 Ann. Rep. Directors Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company 39 Each building is equipped with reading rooms provided with wholesome literature; also with bath and rest rooms.

1899 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 4 729 Surely it would not be unreasonable to require that suitable rest-rooms be provided for the employés.

1918 A. Bennett Pretty Lady xxvii. 182 Canteens, and rest-rooms, and libraries, and sanitation, and all this damned ‘welfare’.

1929 Daily Tel. 8 Jan. 12/2 Boys' and girls' clubs, holiday camps, reading-rooms, rest-rooms and institutes.

1942 ‘M. Innes’ Daffodil Affair iii. 103 His private research block..comprised a library, a museum, rest rooms and living quarters for the subjects.

1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. iii. 100 If you serve food you gotta have a rest room for ladies as well as men.

1975 N.Y. Times 8 Nov. 26/2 Totally unsubstantiated forecasts of effects ranging from the abolition of women's rest rooms to dire financial consequences.

2003 J. R. Lennon Mailman i. iii. 125 He doesn't stand up to pee in public restrooms, especially when he really has to go.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	restroom
释义	restroomn. Brit. /ˈrɛstruːm/, /ˈrɛstrʊm/, U.S. /ˈrɛs(t)ˌrum/, /ˈrɛs(t)ˌrʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rest n.¹, room n.¹ Etymology: < rest n.¹ + room n.¹ Originally: a room (usually in a public building or workplace) set aside for rest and relaxation (now rare). In later use (U.S.): a lavatory in a public building or workplace. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory closet1496 water closet1736 water closet1747 throne room1787 W.C.1815 netty1825 convenience1841 Johnny1847 lavabo1852 restrooma1856 small room1858 cloakroom1865 lavatory1874 bathroom1883 toilet1886 can1900 place1902 lav1913 washroom1919 head1920 lavvy1922 dike1923 smallest room1930 John1931 khazi1932 loo1940 biffy1942 Wa1953 shitcan1954 commode1958 cludgie1961 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > room for rest and quiet restrooma1856 quiet room1938 a1856 S. Brown in North Brit. Rev. Feb. (1857) 213/1 Study, rest-room, place of toil. Temple too, where I have lent All my days to noble moil. 1890 Ann. Rep. Directors Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company 39 Each building is equipped with reading rooms provided with wholesome literature; also with bath and rest rooms. 1899 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 4 729 Surely it would not be unreasonable to require that suitable rest-rooms be provided for the employés. 1918 A. Bennett Pretty Lady xxvii. 182 Canteens, and rest-rooms, and libraries, and sanitation, and all this damned ‘welfare’. 1929 Daily Tel. 8 Jan. 12/2 Boys' and girls' clubs, holiday camps, reading-rooms, rest-rooms and institutes. 1942 ‘M. Innes’ Daffodil Affair iii. 103 His private research block..comprised a library, a museum, rest rooms and living quarters for the subjects. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. iii. 100 If you serve food you gotta have a rest room for ladies as well as men. 1975 N.Y. Times 8 Nov. 26/2 Totally unsubstantiated forecasts of effects ranging from the abolition of women's rest rooms to dire financial consequences. 2003 J. R. Lennon Mailman i. iii. 125 He doesn't stand up to pee in public restrooms, especially when he really has to go. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1856
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