john
Significado (English)
- (slang) A prostitute's client.
- (slang) 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
long cudja
long john
mariggle
riverfish
the ladies’ room/the mens’ room
the ladies’/the gents’
morning toilet
W.C.
bonyfish
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɑn/
Etimoloxía (English)
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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