JOHN

toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom

(noun) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

John, Gospel According to John

(noun) the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament

whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick

(noun) a prostitute’s customer

John, Saint John, St. John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, John the Divine

(noun) (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation

John, King John, John Lackland

(noun) youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

John (plural Johns)

A male given name from Hebrew; very popular since the Middle Ages.

(informal) Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.

(informal) Used frequently to form an idea personified, as in John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).

(biblical) 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).

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

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

A patronymic surname.

Synonyms

• (name used to address a man whose actual name is not known (standard)): sir

• (name used to address a man whose actual name is not known(colloquial or slang)): boy (especially to a younger man), bro (US, New Zealand), gov or guv (British), guvnor (British), Mac (US), man (especially US), mate (British, Australian), mister, son (to a younger man), buddy (Canada)

Noun

John (plural Johns)

(UK, military, slang) A new recruit at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

(US, slang, archaic) Alternative letter-case form of john: a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, or chamber pot.

Synonyms

• See toilet, bathroom, and chamber pot

Etymology

Noun

john (plural johns)

(slang) A prostitute's client.

(slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.

(slang) A Western man traveling in East Asia.

A male mule.

Synonyms

• (prostitute's client): See prostitute's client

• (device or place for urination and defecation): See chamber pot, toilet, and bathroom

Source: Wiktionary

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John, n. Etym: [See Johannes.]

Definition: A proper name of a man. John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john.

– John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.

– John Bullism, English character. W. Irving.

– John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. Mozley & W.

– John Doree, John Dory. Etym: [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zoöl.) An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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