boys' room
Lads' toilet facility
Boys' room is a euphemism for a men's restroom, often used humorously or with mock delicacy: Excuse me, I need to visit the boys' room.
The phrase carries a slightly old-fashioned, coy tone—adults using it acknowledge the indirectness.
Compare girls' room.
Wall-mounted toilet alternative
- toiletWaste disposal fixture
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- sinkBasin with drain
- faucetValve controlling water flow
soap · hand dryer · paper towels · mirror · sanitizer · flush · hygiene · lavatory
Sexual development stage
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- identityWho someone is
masculinity · grooming · mirror check · acne · insecurity · coming-of-age · friendship · cliques
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- hiddenKept out of sight
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
escape · alone time · refuge · respite · undisturbed
Pause in activity
- classmatesStudents in same course
- sneaking outDeparting covertly, undetected
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
- loiteringPurposeless public lingering
tardiness · supervision · hall monitor · roughhousing · mischief · gossip · hideout
Adult male humans
- gentlemenMen of refinement
- malesMasculine sex individuals
- gentsMales, politely termed
- WCBathroom initialism
pictogram · door sign · gender marker · stick figure · facilities · symbol · placard · designated
urinal
Wall-mounted toilet alternative
faucet · soap · hand dryer · paper towels · mirror · sanitizer · flush · hygiene · lavatory · washroom
puberty
Sexual development stage
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
identity · masculinity · grooming · mirror check · acne · insecurity · coming-of-age · friendship · cliques · bullying
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- hiddenKept out of sight
sanctuary · escape · alone time · refuge · respite · undisturbed
recess
Pause in activity
- classmatesStudents in same course
- sneaking outDeparting covertly, undetected
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
loitering · tardiness · supervision · hall monitor · roughhousing · mischief · gossip · hideout
men
Adult male humans
WC · pictogram · door sign · gender marker · stick figure · facilities · symbol · placard · designated · labeled
boys' roomgirls' room
Female public restroom
ladies' room · women's room · powder room · little girls' room · ladies
boy, boys, room, rooms, roomed, rooming, roommate, roommates, roomy