"John Thomas" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-John Thomas.ogg Forms: John Thomases [plural]
Etymology: * 17th century. From the forenames John and Thomas. * (penis): Compare dick, peter, willy and johnson. Etymology templates: {{sense|penis}} (penis): Head templates: {{en-noun}} John Thomas (plural John Thomases)
  1. (slang, Cockney) The penis. Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-John_Thomas-en-noun-JrEPyTmp Categories (other): Cockney English, Genitalia Disambiguation of Genitalia: 90 10
  2. (slang, archaic) A flunkey; a male servant. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-John_Thomas-en-noun-d8uqdEPb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

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