as in restroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
man, that guy seems to spend hours in the john
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Recent Examples of john
Trolling motors have come a long way since the days of that old tiller-drive unit hanging off the transom of Grandpa’s leaky john boat.
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The Editors, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2019
To the right stood a porta-john, attendant to a nearby construction site: Kim’s neighbor was erecting a barn that Bev suspected would actually serve as a stealth rental cottage.
—J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
Before you make morning coffee, take a shower or flush the john or run the washing machine to bring cold, pure water into your plumbing, says Judy Davids, community engagement specialist in Royal Oak.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2019
That slow circumnavigation past highway and ditch, the mountain of gravel and the porta-john.
—J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
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The Editors, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2019
To the right stood a porta-john, attendant to a nearby construction site: Kim’s neighbor was erecting a barn that Bev suspected would actually serve as a stealth rental cottage.
—J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
Before you make morning coffee, take a shower or flush the john or run the washing machine to bring cold, pure water into your plumbing, says Judy Davids, community engagement specialist in Royal Oak.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2019
That slow circumnavigation past highway and ditch, the mountain of gravel and the porta-john.
—J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for john
Noun
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Earlier this year, the company also reversed its open-door policy regarding restrooms, now requiring people order something from the menu to use the restroom or hang out in the store.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
15 Mar. 2025
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He was given a wheelchair but remained undiagnosed, relying on fellow inmates for basic tasks such as showering and using the restroom.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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That’s the experience in this bathroom by Houston designer Avery Cox, which gets a dose of pep from the bathroom floor tile. 45.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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It’s believed that Arakawa was Hackman’s primary caregiver and the actor had wandered around the home for days, not eating, while his wife’s body lay in the bathroom.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Households that had or purchased bidet toilets or bidet seats during those difficult days were sitting pretty.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Models for the Italian label Valentino waited in mock toilet stalls before showing their clothes.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“John.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/john. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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