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jean
English
Etymology
From the Middle English Gene (“Genoa”), from the Old French Jannes. Bleu de Gênes (“Genovese blue”) was a blue dye made in Genoa used to tint the denim cloth produced in Nîmes (de Nîmes). Doublet of Genoa and Geneva.
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?n, IPA(key): /d?i?n/
- Rhymes: -i?n
- Homophones: gene, Gene
Noun
jean (countable and uncountable, plural jeans)
- (chiefly attributive) Denim.
- She wore a tattered jean jacket.
Derived terms
- jeans
- satin jean
Anagrams
- Jaen, Jane, Jaén, Jena, jane
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English jean.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?in/
- Homophones: djinn, gin
Noun
jean m (plural jeans)
- a pair of jeans
Further reading
- “jean” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Manx
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d???n/, /d??en/
Etymology
From Old Irish ·dénai, prototonic form of do·gní.
The past form ren is from Old Irish do·rigni, deuterotonic form of the perfect tense of do·gní.
Verb
jean (past ren, future independent nee, verbal noun jannoo, past participle jeant)
- (auxiliary) A syntactic marker that carries the tense of the verb, replacing its synthetic form; the true verb follows as a verbal noun.
- do, make
Conjugation
Spanish
Noun
jean m (plural jeans)
- jeans
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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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