john
A prostitute's clientA prostitute's client.
» When Tom works outside in the winter, he usually wears long johns.
Tom trägt gewöhnlich lange Unterhosen, wenn er im Winter draußen arbeitet.
Когда Том работает зимой на улице, он обычно носит теплые кальсоны.
Meaning
4 senses(US, slang)A prostitute's client.
Freier
a prostitute's customer
(US, slang)A device or place for urination and defecation: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
ну́жникnúžnik, сорти́рsortír, толчо́кtolčók
(slang)A Western man traveling in East Asia.
A male mule.
Examples
7 sentencesWhen Tom works outside in the winter, he usually wears long johns.
ruКогда Том работает зимой на улице, он обычно носит теплые кальсоны.
deTom trägt gewöhnlich lange Unterhosen, wenn er im Winter draußen arbeitet.
Tom is wearing long johns.
deTom trägt lange Unterhosen.
Are you wearing long johns?
He's wearing long johns.
ruНа нём надеты кальсоны.
deEr trägt eine lange Unterhose.
Tom wore long johns.
Translations
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Origin
From the male given name John (q.v.), whose ubiquity led to extensive use of the name in gFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: johnsSynonyms
140 synonyms- (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation:Saint JohnSt. JohnSaint John the ApostleSt. John the ApostleJohn the EvangelistJohn the Divine
- youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216):King JohnJohn Lackland
- the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament:Gospel of JohnGospel According to John
- a prostitute's customer:whoremasterwhoremongertrick
- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets:toiletlavatorylavcanprivybathroom