"john" meaning in English

See john in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑn/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-john.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-john.wav 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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} john (plural johns)
  1. (slang, US) A prostitute's client. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Prostitution 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 Prostitution: 30 13 32 25 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 37 13 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 21 35 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 20 31 19 Disambiguation of "prostitute's client": 97 0 1 2
  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): Prostitution 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 Prostitution: 30 13 32 25 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 37 13 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 21 35 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 20 31 19 Disambiguation of 'outhouse privy': 19 56 15 11
  3. (slang) A Western man traveling in East Asia. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Prostitution, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-john-en-noun-dlKAO2Rf Disambiguation of Prostitution: 30 13 32 25 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 13 28 40 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 37 13 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 21 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 22 37 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 22 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 18 45 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 23 36 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 17 46 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 18 45 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 16 40 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 20 31 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 13 18 46 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 25 37 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 21 23 36 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 23 35 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 18 46 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 17 47 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 24 36 19
  4. A male mule. Categories (topical): Prostitution Categories (lifeform): Male animals Translations (a male mule): 公騾 /公骡 (gōngluó) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-john-en-noun-u9pjG1kR Disambiguation of Prostitution: 30 13 32 25 Disambiguation of Male animals: 10 10 35 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 37 13 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 21 35 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 20 31 19 Disambiguation of 'a male mule': 4 0 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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "rhymes": "-ɒn"
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    }
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}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɒn",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒn/1 syllable",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "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_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.",
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      "form": "johns",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "roti john"
    }
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      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Not too Far Tangent”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 22:",
          "text": "The girls sat there while the johns (customers) moped around giving them the once-over.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "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": "quote"
        },
        {
          "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."
        }
      ],
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        "A prostitute's client."
      ],
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          "prostitute"
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          "client",
          "client"
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        "(slang, US) A prostitute's client."
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        {
          "word": "prostitute's client"
        }
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        "US",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "English dated terms",
        "English slang"
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        "A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse."
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          "device"
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          "place",
          "place"
        ],
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          "urinate"
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        [
          "defecate",
          "defecate"
        ],
        [
          "now",
          "now"
        ],
        [
          "usually",
          "usually"
        ],
        [
          "toilet",
          "toilet"
        ],
        [
          "lavatory",
          "lavatory"
        ],
        [
          "also",
          "also"
        ],
        [
          "chamber pot",
          "chamber pot"
        ],
        [
          "outhouse",
          "outhouse"
        ]
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        "(slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse."
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        {
          "word": "chamber pot"
        },
        {
          "word": "toilet"
        },
        {
          "word": "bathroom"
        }
      ],
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        "US",
        "slang"
      ]
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "A Western man traveling in East Asia."
      ],
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          "Western",
          "Western"
        ],
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          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "travel",
          "travel"
        ],
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          "East Asia",
          "East Asia"
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        "(slang) A Western man traveling in East Asia."
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A male mule."
      ],
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          "male",
          "male"
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          "mule",
          "mule"
        ]
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɒn/",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒn"
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    {
      "word": "John"
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "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",
      "roman": "gōngluó",
      "sense": "a male mule",
      "word": "公騾 /公骡"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "john"
  ],
  "word": "john"
}

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