0 short for gentleman -- kibar adam, centilmen
This practice was scorned by a nave newcomer who prided herself on being sensible and intellii gent.
There two local gents told them about an area right along the banks of the river that had recently been cleared.
There is nothing to compare with the apparent fidelity to nature, innocence and ignorance of these learned gents.
I am informed that on what are known as gents' denim trews up to 29-inch waist there is no tax imposed in this country.
She could not get into the ladies loo and had to go into the gents.
Even a five-minute visit to the gents meant that one was probably depriving them of several hundreds of pounds in fees.
There are "gents" going round the city evading having to pay the rates when renting a shop and using travelling shops.
A superannuation allowance has been provided and these old gents go on living year after year to the embarrassment of the funds of their associations.
