Plural of john
regular plural
The plural of john is johns.
Forms of john
| Singular | john /ˈd͡ʒɑn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | johns |
| Countable | countable |
Johns in a sentence
- 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...
- Like thieves, square johns are a shrinking proportion of the American inmate population.2017, David Musick, Kristine Gunsaulus-Musick, American Prisons: Their Past, Present and Future, page 27. From the entry square john
- But all the streetwalkers and car johns have moved online or up to Hunts Point."2014, Arthur Nersesian, Gladyss of the Hunt, →ISBN, page 20. From the entry price up
- Some johns have taken this GFE a step further and created a Boyfriend Experience, or BFE.2011, R. Barri Flowers, Prostitution in the Digital Age: Selling Sex from the Suite to the Street, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 151. From the entry BFE
- Glazed donuts busters, long johns, fried cinnamons, assorted whipped cream donuts, party snacks, bread, pastries.1962, Manitoba Trade Directory, page 114, column 1. From the entry long john
Meaning of john
- noun A prostitute's client.
- noun A device or place for urination and defecation: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
- noun A Western man traveling in East Asia.
Questions about the plural of john
- What is the plural of john?
- The plural of john is johns.
- Is john countable?
- John is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: john (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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