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 john john /ˈdʒɑːn/

noun

  1. () [Informal] A room or building equipped with one or more toilets  ( bathroom , can [Informal, N. American] , lav [Informal] , john [Informal] , lavatory , privy , toilet )
    a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
     I needed to use the toilet, so I asked the shopping centre staff for directions.
    I needed to use the toilet, so I asked the shopping centre staff for directions.
  2. [Informal] A prostitute's customer  ( john [Informal] , trick , whoremaster [Vulgar] , whoremonger [Vulgar] )
    a prostitute's customer

 John

  1. The last of the four Gospels in the New Testament  ( Gospel According to John , John , Gospel of John )
    the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
  2. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation  ( John , John the Divine , John the Evangelist , Saint John , Saint John the Apostle , St. John , St. John the Apostle )
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
  3. Youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)  ( John , John Lackland , King John )
    youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)