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john

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɑn/US/ˈd͡ʒɒn/UK/d͡ʒɒn/UK/d͡ʒɑn/US

Etymology

From Middle English John, Johan, Johannes, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”). Doublet of Jack, Jon, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Ian, Ivan, Evan, Juan, Giovanni, João, and Yahya.

  1. derived from יוֹחָנָן
  2. derived from Ἰωάννης
  3. derived from Iōannēs
  4. derived from Iōhannēs
  5. derived from Iohannes
  6. derived from Jehan
  7. inherited from John

Definitions

  1. A prostitute's client.

    • 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.

  2. A device or place for urination and defecation

    A device or place for urination and defecation: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.

  3. A Western man traveling in East Asia.

  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. A male mule.

    2. A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]

      A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.

      • The vote was 54-46. The vote was mostly along party lines though Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined Republicans in supporting Bondi.

    3. Persons of the Christian Bible

      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).

      • There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    4. The Gospel of St John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth…

      The Gospel of St John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.

    5. One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John…

      One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).

    6. A surname originating as a patronymic.

    7. A new recruit at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

      • To avoid bullying, first-year “Johns” (from Johnny Raw) “fagged” for senior classmen known as “Regs.” Fagging included making beds, running messages, and smuggling contraband.

    8. Alternative letter-case form of john (“a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, chamber pot”).

    9. An excuse, chiefly made by a losing player for their poor performance.

      • Remember, no Johns.
      • This is the sound of a John. A John. He wants to wait.
      • Bursting from the inaudible chatter of many smiling faces, a thunderous voice emerges, “No Johns, son!”

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Derived

johnny house, john school, long john, long johns, poor-john, portajohn, port-o-john, rent-a-john, square john, whisky john

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for john. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA