john
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8.4
- noun
- /dʒɑn/
- Slang
:
baño
- I'm going to the john.
- go to the john
- use the john
- sit on the john
Examples
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She had to go to the john.
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I'm going to need to use the john pretty soon.
Fiction book (1991) -
I was in the john, I was afraid to come out.
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Right then, I suddenly needed to use the john something terrible.
Fiction book (1998) -
Then he uses the john, and we walk to the beach.
Fiction book (1995) -
You want to make a phone call, go to the john.
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He just got out of the john.
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I need to go to the john and gather up my courage before traveling on.
Fiction book (1990) -
I excused myself and went to the john, stopping on the way back to use the phone.
Fiction book (1994) -
I need to find a clean john before the meeting starts.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A room in a house with a toilet, sink, and a bath or shower
275
1.0
A small room with a bowl and sink where people go to pee or poo
182
9.6
A casual word for a toilet
133
1.0
A public room with toilets and sinks for people to use
39
8.5
A small room with a toilet that people use to pee or poo
29
9.9
A toilet in informal speech
19
2.0
A room with a toilet and a sink for washing hands
12
9.9
A small outdoor toilet in a separate building
7
1.0
A room with toilets and sinks that anyone can use in public places
3
6.1
A small room with a toilet for people to use
3
8.4
A room with a toilet and sink
1
1.0
A small room with a toilet for people to use
Idioms
Trying very hard even when facing a much stronger opponent
Compounds
5
5.8
The fourth and last book in the New Testament that tells about the life and what Jesus taught
A large airport in Queens in New York City that handles domestic and international flights
1
8.5
A name for the Christian leader John believed to have written the fourth Gospel, three letters, and Revelation
A long bridge that crosses the Delaware River between Chester, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, New Jersey, named after John Barry
The fourth book of the New Testament that tells about the life and teachings of Jesus
- Informal
An old informal name for the British trading company that ruled parts of India
- Literature
A book in the Bible that describes visions about the end of the world
A river in northeastern North America that starts in Maine and flows through New Brunswick to the Bay of Fundy
A short letter in the New Testament thought to be written by John the Apostle
A short letter in the New Testament addressed to Gaius and linked to John the Apostle
- Offensive
A joking name for someone with little formal education, especially in Latin
A river that starts in Maine, USA and flows northeast through New Brunswick into the Bay of Fundy
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the toilet meaning of john is to think of Sir John Harington, who wrote about an early flushing toilet long ago, so people began to call the toilet 'the john'.