"john" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Central Franconian]

IPA: /jɔːn/ Forms: jeht [present, singular, third-person], jeng [past], jejange [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old High German gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-cfr|goh|gān}} Old High German gān, {{inh|gmw-cfr|gem-pro|*gāną}} Proto-Germanic *gāną Head templates: {{head|gmw-cfr|verb|third-person singular present|jeht|past tense|jeng|past participle|jejange}} john (third-person singular present jeht, past tense jeng, past participle jejange)
  1. (Ripuarian) to go Wikipedia link: john Tags: Ripuarian Synonyms: giehn, gohn [Moselle-Franconian], jonn [Kölsch]
    Sense id: en-john-gmw-cfr-verb-gNM9bcDR Categories (other): Central Franconian entries with incorrect language header, Ripuarian Franconian

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑn/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-john.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-john.wav [UK] Forms: johns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑn, -ɒn Etymology: From the male given name John (q.v.), whose ubiquity led to extensive use of the name in generic contexts. Its use for toilets derives from John and Cousin John, which both probably relate to jacques and jakes, used in equivalent senses by the British and Irish. Etymology templates: {{m|en|John}} John, {{m|en|John}} John, {{m|en|Cousin John}} Cousin John, {{m|en|jacques}} jacques, {{m|en|jakes}} jakes Head templates: {{en-noun}} john (plural johns)
  1. (slang) A prostitute's client. Tags: slang Synonyms: prostitute's client Translations (prostitute's client): 嫖客 (piáokè) (Chinese Mandarin), hoerenloper [masculine] (Dutch), prostituant [masculine] (Dutch), poka (Finnish), micheton [masculine] (French), miché [masculine] (French), Freier [masculine] (German), kuncsaft (Hungarian), scortātor [masculine] (Latin), horekunde [masculine] (Norwegian), cabrito [masculine] (Portuguese), putero [masculine] (Spanish), gatero (Arg.) [informal, masculine] (Spanish), torsk [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-john-en-noun-Uu~lEHYG Disambiguation of "prostitute's client": 98 1 0 1
  2. (slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Toilet (room) Synonyms: chamber pot, toilet, bathroom Translations (outhouse privy): latrine [feminine] (Dutch), αποχωρητήριο (apochoritírio) [neuter] (Greek), klotyó (Hungarian), budi (Hungarian), casinha [feminine] (Portuguese), ну́жник (núžnik) [masculine] (Russian), сорти́р (sortír) [masculine] (Russian), толчо́к (tolčók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-john-en-noun-x6jRrdQ3 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 11 56 22 11 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'outhouse privy': 10 69 11 10
  3. (slang) A Western man traveling in East Asia. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-john-en-noun-dlKAO2Rf Disambiguation of Prostitution: 25 20 41 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 27 66 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 28 61 4
  4. A male mule. Categories (lifeform): Male animals Translations (a male mule): 公騾 (Chinese Mandarin), 公骡 (gōngluó) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-john-en-noun-u9pjG1kR Disambiguation of Male animals: 5 11 37 47 Disambiguation of 'a male mule': 2 1 1 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: John Derived forms: johnny house, john school, long john, long johns, poor-john, port-o-john, rent-a-john, square john Related terms: roti john

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        "Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Central Franconian verbs",
        "Ripuarian Franconian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to go"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ripuarian) to go"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ripuarian"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "john"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔːn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "giehn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Moselle-Franconian"
      ],
      "word": "gohn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Kölsch"
      ],
      "word": "jonn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "john"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑn",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑn/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒn",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒn/1 syllable",
    "en:Male animals",
    "en:Prostitution",
    "en:Toilet (room)"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "johnny house"
    },
    {
      "word": "john school"
    },
    {
      "word": "long john"
    },
    {
      "word": "long johns"
    },
    {
      "word": "poor-john"
    },
    {
      "word": "port-o-john"
    },
    {
      "word": "rent-a-john"
    },
    {
      "word": "square john"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "John"
      },
      "expansion": "John",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "John"
      },
      "expansion": "John",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Cousin John"
      },
      "expansion": "Cousin John",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "jacques"
      },
      "expansion": "jacques",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "jakes"
      },
      "expansion": "jakes",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the male given name John (q.v.), whose ubiquity led to extensive use of the name in generic contexts. Its use for toilets derives from John and Cousin John, which both probably relate to jacques and jakes, used in equivalent senses by the British and Irish.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "johns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "john (plural johns)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "roti john"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2004, Dennis Cooper, The Sluts, page 233",
          "text": "In the first part of the video, Thad sucks the john's cock and takes a load in his mouth.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, McLachlin CJ, Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford (2013 SCC 72), para. 62",
          "text": "In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A prostitute's client."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prostitute",
          "prostitute"
        ],
        [
          "client",
          "client"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A prostitute's client."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "prostitute's client"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English dated terms",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "urinate",
          "urinate"
        ],
        [
          "defecate",
          "defecate"
        ],
        [
          "now",
          "now"
        ],
        [
          "usually",
          "usually"
        ],
        [
          "toilet",
          "toilet"
        ],
        [
          "lavatory",
          "lavatory"
        ],
        [
          "also",
          "also"
        ],
        [
          "chamber pot",
          "chamber pot"
        ],
        [
          "outhouse",
          "outhouse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chamber pot"
        },
        {
          "word": "toilet"
        },
        {
          "word": "bathroom"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Western man traveling in East Asia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Western",
          "Western"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "travel",
          "travel"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A Western man traveling in East Asia."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A male mule."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "mule",
          "mule"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɑn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɒn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑn"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-john.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/db/En-us-john.ogg/En-us-john.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/En-us-john.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-john.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-john.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-john.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-john.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-john.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "John"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "piáokè",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "word": "嫖客"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hoerenloper"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prostituant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "word": "poka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "micheton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "miché"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Freier"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "word": "kuncsaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scortātor"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "horekunde"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabrito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "putero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gatero (Arg.)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "prostitute's client",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "torsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "outhouse privy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "latrine"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apochoritírio",
      "sense": "outhouse privy",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αποχωρητήριο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "outhouse privy",
      "word": "klotyó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "outhouse privy",
      "word": "budi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "outhouse privy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "casinha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "núžnik",
      "sense": "outhouse privy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ну́жник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sortír",
      "sense": "outhouse privy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сорти́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tolčók",
      "sense": "outhouse privy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "толчо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a male mule",
      "word": "公騾"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōngluó",
      "sense": "a male mule",
      "word": "公骡"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "john"
  ],
  "word": "john"
}

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