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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
john From the web:
- what john locke believed
- what john lewis died of
- what john wilkes booth said
- what john dalton discovered
- what john adams did
- what john grisham movies are on netflix
- what john grisham books are movies
- what john cena real name
joan
Basque
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /xo.an/
- (Biscayan) IPA(key): [d??o.an]
- (Gipuzkoan) IPA(key): [xo.an]
- (Navarrese) IPA(key): [jo.an]
- (Navarro-Lapurdian) IPA(key): [?o.an]
- (Souletin) IPA(key): [?o.an]
Verb
joan (present participle joaten, future participle joango, infinitive joan, verbal noun joate)
- to go
- to concern, affect, involve
Usage notes
Joan only means "to concern" when there is a dative (NORI) argument present. This can either be expressed synthetically in the verb joan or as a form of the auxiliary verb izan.
Conjugation
Further reading
- “joan” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- “joan” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish dend. Cognate with Irish deannach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?aun/
Noun
joan m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- dust
Mutation
joan From the web:
- what joan didion to read first
- what joann stores are closing
- what joan of arc famous for
- what joanna means
- what joann fabric stores are closing
- what joan means
- joan didion reading list
- joan didion books in order
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