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john

noun

ˈjän

Definition of john

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 The woman regrets having hurt the feelings of a john who wanted to ask her out. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026 Not a single john was named in the conspiracy, despite there likely being hundreds. — Anita Chabriacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2022 That slow circumnavigation past highway and ditch, the mountain of gravel and the porta-john. — J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019 See All Example Sentences for john

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There is seating in and around the splash pad, including picnic tables and pavilions, as well as restrooms and outdoor showers, according to the release.

— Christina Hall, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
This might sound like some kind of punishment or endurance challenge today, but in Ancient Rome this was just a standard public restroom.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of restroom

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The home features three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms with a working fireplace and a sunken garden.

— Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Flexible boning keeps the waistband upright through hours of standing and dancing, while the open gusset simplifies bathroom trips.

— Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bathroom

Noun

But, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County advises against it because of bacteria that comes from what humans usually leave in the toilet.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
When Hoyos-Munoz stood atop the toilet in his cell, officers went back in and placed him on a bunk in a prone position.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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