- 1808-75; 17th president of the U.S. (1865-69)
- 1871-1938; U.S. writer & diplomat
- 1908-73; 36th president of the U.S. (1963-69)
- 1906-2005; U.S. architect
- 1911-38; U.S. blues guitarist, singer, & composer
- 1709-84; Eng. lexicographer, writer, & critic: known as Dr. Johnson
Johnson
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johnson
Vulgar Slang
noun
The penis.
Origin of johnson
From the name JohnsonTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Proper noun
Origin
A patronymic surname from John + -son, literally son of John. For an etymology of John, see the Wiktionary definition of John, or the Wikipedia article on John (name).
- In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.
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johnson - Medical Definition
Virginia Eshelman 1925–2013
American psychologist. She and her husband William H. Masters did pioneering research on human sexual behavior and established a sex therapy institute. The couple's publications include Human Sexual Response (1966).
The American Heritage Dictionary of Medicine © 2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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