John Definition
jŏn
noun
A toilet.
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Any man, esp. one who is an easy mark.
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A customer of a prostitute.
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A masculine name: dim. Jack, Johnnie, Johnny; equiv. Fr. Jean, Ger. Hans, Johann, Johannes, Ir. Sean, Shane, Shawn, It. Giovanni, Pol. Jan, Russ. Ivan, Scot. Iain, Ian, Jock, Sp. Juan, Welsh Evan; fem. Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna.
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The fourth book of the New Testament.
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Synonyms:
- John the Divine
- John the Evangelist
- St. John the Apostle
- Saint John the Apostle
- st-john
- saint-john
- John Lackland
- King John
- trick
- whoremonger
- whoremaster
- Gospel According to John
- privy
- bathroom
- can
pronoun
(informal) A name used to address a man whose actual name is not known: John Doe.
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(biblical) Two persons of great importance to early Christianity: John the Baptist and John the Apostle, identified with John the Evangelist.
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A male given name very popular since the Middle Ages.
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A patronymic surname.
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Origin of John
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From Latin Iōhannēs (variant of Iōannēs), from New Testament Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs), from Classical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”).
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From the name John
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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