john
/ˈd͡ʒɑn/
Frequency: 5.38 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A device or place for urination and defecation: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
American usage; Slang
name
A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
name
A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
Informal
name
A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
Informal
name
Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).
Example Sentences
- "The girls sat there while the johns (customers) moped around giving them the once-over."
- "Well she's black as coal, but she burn like a fire, And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire. You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake, Oh oh, he one more gone, he one more john who make the mistake."
- "In the first part of the video, Thad sucks the john's cock and takes a load in his mouth."
- "In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited."
- "John is a most excellent name, and Smith is a surname which is worthy of respect and honor, but wo to the man on whom they are conjoined! For John Smith to aspire to senatorial dignities or to the laurel of a poet is simply ridiculous. Who is John Smith? He is lost in the multitude of John Smiths, and individual fame is impossible."
- "The name I refer to is John. It has been borne by many illustrious men and an innumerable multitude of the obscure. - - - It is as fixed as the English landscape and the procession of seasons. It never becomes wearisome or tarnished. Nothing affects it; nothing can bring it into contempt; it stands like a rock amid the turbulent waves of human history, as fine and noble a thing now as it was when it first took shape on human lips. It is a name to live up to; but if one who bears it sinks into disrepute it falls not with him, but rather stays in the firmament above him, shining down upon him like a reproachful star."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: John, Jehan, Iohannes, Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, Ἰωάννης
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɑn/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɒn/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.