different between hansom vs john
hansom
English
Alternative forms
- hanson
Noun
hansom (plural hansoms)
- (historical) A Hansom cab; a carriage
Translations
Anagrams
- Homans, Hosman, Monash, man hos
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john
English
Alternative forms
- John
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 derive from John and Cousin John, which both probably relate to jacques and jakes, used in equivalent senses by the British and Irish.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d??n/
Noun
john (plural johns)
- (slang) A prostitute's client.
- 2004, Dennis Cooper, The Sluts, page 233
- In the first part of the video, Thad sucks the john's cock and takes a load in his mouth.
- 2013, McLachlin CJ, Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford (2013 SCC 72), para. 62
- In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited.
- 2004, Dennis Cooper, The Sluts, page 233
- (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 Thesaurus:prostitute's client
- (device or place for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:chamber pot, Thesaurus:toilet, and Thesaurus:bathroom
Derived terms
- johnny house
- port-o-john
Translations
References
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- giehn, gohn (Moselle Franconian)
- jonn (Kölsch)
Etymology
From Old High German g?n, from Proto-Germanic *g?n?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j??n/
Verb
john (third-person singular present jeht, past tense jeng, past participle jejange)
- (Ripuarian) to go
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