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rent-a-john

rent-a-john noun: a portable toilet.

Noun

rent-a-john (plural rent-a-johns)

  1. (US) A portable toilet
    Synonyms:
    portaloo

Synonyms of rent-a-john

Forms of rent-a-john

pluralrent-a-johns

Origin of rent-a-john

From rent-a- + john (“toilet”)

Questions about rent-a-john

What does rent-a-john mean?
Rent-a-john means a portable toilet.
What part of speech is rent-a-john?
Rent-a-john is a noun.
What is the plural of rent-a-john?
The plural of rent-a-john is rent-a-johns.

Words near rent-a-john in the dictionary

  1. rent-a-crowds
  2. rent-a-dread
  3. rent-a-dreads
  4. rent-a-gob
  5. rent-a-gobs
  6. rent-a-john
  7. rent-a-johns
  8. rent-a-judge
  9. rent-a-judges
  10. rent-a-mob
  11. rent-a-mobs

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