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john (jän)

noun

  1. a toilet
  2. ☆
    1. any man, esp. one who is an easy mark
    2. a customer of a prostitute
John1 definition

John (jän)

noun

  1. 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
  2. Bible
    1. one of the twelve Apostles and one of the four Evangelists, to whom is ascribed the fourth Gospel, the three Letters of John, and the Book of Revelation: his day is Dec. 27
      also Saint John the Divine
    2. the fourth book of the New Testament: abbrev. Jn
    3. any of the three Letters of John
  3. Bible John the Baptist

Etymology: ME Jon < OFr Johan, Jehan, Jan < ML Johannes < LL(Ec) Joannes < Gr(Ec) Iōannes < Heb yōhānān, contr. < yehōhānān, lit., Yahweh is gracious

John2 definition

John (jän)

  1. (called John Lackland) 1167?-1216; king of England (1199-1216): forced by his barons to sign the Magna Carta: son of Henry II
  2. (born John Sobieski) 1624-96; king of Poland (1674-96)
  3. (born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) 1881-1963; pope (1958-63)
  4. John, Augustus (Edwin) 1879-1961; Eng. painter

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

john Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • long: Prices range from £ 220 for the hooded top to £ 109 for the long johns.

Converse of subject

  • post: You're welcome. # Posted by john on November 10th, 2005 at 10:36 am fancy slashdotting us pudge?

Adjective modifier

  • worldby: Are already exempt the worldby john c alcoholism a history.

Modifies a noun

  • baker: Posted by john baker on August 31st, 2006.

Noun used with modifier

  • headliner: Headliner john derbyshirewe call on the quot we hope passengers a year.
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And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

-Bible (NewTestament)

Jesus answered and said unto them,Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

-Bible (NewTestament)

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John,What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

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