the john

the john

slang The toilet. Be right back, I've gotta hit the john.

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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.

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