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John

[jon]
–noun
1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation.
2. John the Baptist.
3. (John Lackland) 1167?–1216, king of England 1199–1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of Henry II of England).
4. Augustus Edwin, 1878–1961, British painter and etcher.
5. Elton (Reginald Kenneth Dwight), born 1947, English rock singer, pianist, and songwriter.
6. the fourth Gospel.
7. any of the three Epistles of John: I, II, or III John.
8. a male given name.

Origin:
ME John, Johan, Jon < ML (h)annēs < Gk Iōánnēs < Heb Yōhānān, deriv. of Yehōhānān God has been gracious
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Slang Dictionary
john

  1. n.
    a toilet; a bathroom. : Is there another john around here?
  2. n.
    a man. : This john came up and asked if I had seen the girl in a picture he had.
  3. n.
    a prostitute's customer. : She led the john into an alley where Lefty robbed him.
  4. n.
    a victim of a crime or deception; a sucker. : The john went straight to the cops and told the whole thing.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

john 
"toilet," 1932, probably from jack, jakes, used for "toilet" since 16c. (see jack). Meaning "prostitute's customer" is from 1911, probably from the common, and thus anonymous, name by which they identified themselves.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: john
Pronunciation: 'jän
Function: noun
: a prostitute's client
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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