john

Etymology
From the male given name (q.v.), whose ubiquity led to extensive use of the name in generic contexts. Its use for toilets derives from and, which both probably relate to  and , used in equivalent senses by the British and Irish.

Noun

 * 1)  A prostitute's client.
 * 2) * 2013, McLachlin CJ, Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford (2013 SCC 72), para. 62
 * In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited.
 * 1)  A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also  a chamber pot or outhouse.
 * 2)  A Western man traveling in East Asia.
 * 3) A male mule.
 * 1)  A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also  a chamber pot or outhouse.
 * 2)  A Western man traveling in East Asia.
 * 3) A male mule.
 * 1) A male mule.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Latin: scortātor
 * Norwegian: horekunde
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 公騾

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1)  to go