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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Camping fees include WiFi, showers, restrooms, a laundry room and admission to Bedrock City and raptor flight shows.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Thompson was subsequently arrested and a search of his phone turned up images of other girls — ages 7, 9, 11 and 14 — using the restroom.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Our bathroom was similarly functional, with a spacious brown-tiled shower (but no tub).—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
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The bathroom was separated from the room by a sliding double door.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Foard was seen pouring the soup he had been served into cell's the toilet, drinking the mixture and regurgitating it immediately, according to the complaint.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Neuschwanstein featured many modern innovations, including flushing toilets, an internal telephone system and central heating, per the castle’s website.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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“John.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/john. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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