john

nountop 1 000 in film dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈd͡ʒɒn//
United States//ˈd͡ʒɑn//

A prostitute's client.

noun

1
slangA 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.
In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited.
2
slangA device or place for urination and defecation: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
3
slangA Western man traveling in East Asia.
4
A male mule.

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.

Forms

plural: johns

Johanna · A female given name from Latin.johannes · An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of…Johannes · A male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from…

john · A prostitute's client.

John · A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from…Johnnie · A diminutive of the male given name John.johnny · A condom.

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