ladies and gentlemen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Around 1750, the form gentlemen and ladies was more common, but from 1770 the ladies-first word order predominates.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) Used as a vocative to address an audience.
[…] a Master of Ceremonies' words "Ladies and gentlemen" […] interpellates those being addressed as an audience, and one that is differentiated by gender.
1996, “The Cambridge History of American Literature”, in Sacvan Bercovitch, editor, Poetry and criticism, 1940-1995, volume 8, page 408:
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(euphemistic, plural, plural-only, rare) Public toilets: a ladies' room and a gentlemen's room.
There are quays there and lamps and some squares of grass; a ladies and gentlemen, and a cinema.
1941, Joyce Cary, chapter XLIV, in Herself Surprised, page 108:
Deriveds
theydies and gentlethems · gadies and lentlemen
Translations (79)
vi (quý) cô bác anh chị em (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ka ქალბატონებო და ბატონებო (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · es señoras y señores (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · pt senhoras e senhores (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · bg дами и господа (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · sk dámy a páni (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ja 皆様 (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · vi (quý) ông bà anh chị em (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · be шано́ўнае спада́рства (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · tr hanımefendiler ve beyefendiler (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · tr hanımlar ve beyler (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ur خواتین و حضرات (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · fr messieurs-dames (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · hy տիկնայք եւ պարոնայք (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · vi (quý) ông bà (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ga a dhaoine uaisle (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · eo gesinjoroj (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · be да́мы і спада́ры (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · is dömur mínar og herrar (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · my လူကြီးမင်းများခင်ဗျား (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · nl dames en heren (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · de meine Damen und Herren (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · hu hölgyeim és uraim (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · cmn 女士們，先生們 /女士们 (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · az xanımlar və cənablar (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ko 여러분 (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · el κυρίες και κύριοι (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · az xanımlar və bəylər (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · sh даме и господо (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ms tuan-puan sekalian (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · mzs nhunhum co nhonhônha (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · he גבירותי ורבותי (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · cy boneddigion a boneddigesau (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ro doamnelor și domnilor (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · id saudara-saudara (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · cmn 各位來賓 /各位来宾 (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ru да́мы и господа́ (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · tl mga binibini at mga ginoo (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ru господа́ (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · no mine damer og herrer (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · fr Mesdames et Messieurs (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · lt ponios ir ponai (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · mn ноёд хатагтай нар аа (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · az xanımlar və ağalar (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · hi देवियो और सज्जनों (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ms hadirin sekalian (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · be па́нства (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · th สุภาพบุรุษและสุภาพสตรี (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · mfa adek kakok (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · nv shikʼéí dóó shidineʼé, átaháásiiłóó (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ca senyores i senyors (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · cs dámy a pánové (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · uk па́ні й пано́ве (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · sh dame i gospodo (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ja 御来場の皆様 (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · cmn 各位 (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ja 御列席の皆様 (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · it signore e signori (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ar سَيِّدَاتِي وَسَادَتِي (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · id tuan-tuan dan nyonya-nyonya (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · nv hastóí dóó sáanii (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ms tuan-tuan dan puan-puan (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · tr bayanlar baylar (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · fi hyvät naiset ja herrat (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · es damas y caballeros (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · cmn 先生们 (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · da mine damer og herrer (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · nv shidineʼé (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · uk па́нство (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · de Damen und Herren (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · id hadirin sekalian (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · my မိဘပြည်သူများ (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · pl panie i panowie (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · de Herrschaften (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · ko 신사숙녀 여러분 (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · be па́ні і пано́ве (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · fa خانمها و آقایان (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · sv mina damer och herrar (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) · tr bayanlar ve baylar (phrase used to address an audience of men and women)