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
- bathroom
- privy
- can
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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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proper name
(called John Lackland) 1167?-1216; king of England (1199-1216): forced by his barons to sign the Magna Carta: son of Henry II.
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(born John Sobieski) 1624-96; king of Poland (1674-96)
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(born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) 1881-1963; pope (1958-63)
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1879-1961; Eng. painter.
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other
King of England (1199–1216). The youngest son of Henry II, he schemed against his father and his brother Richard I. During his reign, the English lost most of their possessions in France. The nobility rose against John and forced him to sign the Magna Carta (1215).
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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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