johns
johns is the plural of john.
Meaning of john
Noun
john (plural johns)
- A prostitute's client.
- The girls sat there while the johns (customers) moped around giving them the once-over.1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Not too Far Tangent”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 22
- Synonyms:
- all-nighter, curb crawler, fare, gonk, jane, jockey, kerb crawler, monger, muttonmonger, punter
- A device or place for urination and defecation: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
- Synonyms:
- can, chamber, chamber pot, chemical toilet, commode, Cousin John, crapper, gazunder, guzunder, honey bucket
- A Western man traveling in East Asia.
- A male mule.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Johns
Johns (plural Johns or Johnses)
- An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from John.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- Johns Hopkins
- A township in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States, named for the many early settlers named John.
- An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
- A former community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Johns Valley, Oklahoma.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Johns
Johns
- plural of John
Noun capitalized: Johns
Johns
- plural of John
Forms of johns
| plural | Johns |
|---|---|
| plural | Johnses |
Origin of johns
Variant of John with genitival or excrescent -s or a variant of Jones.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Phrases with johns
- no johns
- St Johns
- Mas Johns
- Sir Johns
- St. Johns
- Dear Johns
- long johns
- Mess Johns
- Poor Johns
- cheap Johns
- Johns River
- sweet Johns
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Questions about johns
- What does johns mean?
- Johns means an English surname originating as a patronymic derived from John.
- What is johns the plural of?
- Johns is the plural of john.
- What part of speech is johns?
- Johns can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near johns in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: johns (page history and authors); Johns (page history and authors); john (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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