John Hancock
A person's signature.
Please put your John Hancock on the dotted line to close the deal.
john
/ˈd͡ʒɑn/
noun 7name 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, concerning, democratic, little, most
Most John's concerns about the new project turned out to be completely justified.
VERB + JOHN
came, can't, chat, conjoined, found, heard, marry, met
I heard John mention that he was planning to move to Canada next month.
JOHN + NOUN
class, feelings, fetterman, london, mary, nattou, pennsylvania, people
John's class was excited about the field trip to the museum next week.
PREP.
across, after, from, in, on, with
I ran into John at the grocery store yesterday afternoon.
ADV.
often
John often forgets to lock the back door when he leaves for work.
Definitions
noun
1
A prostitute's client.
The girls sat there while the johns (customers) moped around giving them the once-over.
Well she's black as coal, but she burn like a fire, And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire. You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake, Oh oh, he one more gone, he one more john who make the mistake.
2
A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
3
A Western man traveling in East Asia.
4
A male mule.
name
1
A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
John is a most excellent name, and Smith is a surname which is worthy of respect and honor, but wo to the man on whom they are conjoined! For John Smith to aspire to senatorial dignities or to the laurel of a poet is simply ridiculous. Who is John Smith? He is lost in the multitude of John Smiths, and individual fame is impossible.
The name I refer to is John. It has been borne by many illustrious men and an innumerable multitude of the obscure. - - - It is as fixed as the English landscape and the procession of seasons. It never becomes wearisome or tarnished. Nothing affects it; nothing can bring it into contempt; it stands like a rock amid the turbulent waves of human history, as fine and noble a thing now as it was when it first took shape on human lips. It is a name to live up to; but if one who bears it sinks into disrepute it falls not with him, but rather stays in the firmament above him, shining down upon him like a reproachful star.
2
A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
a John Doe murder case; the dreaded Dear John letter; if we were to ask John Q. Public his opinion
3
A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
4
Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theolo
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
5
The Gospel of St John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
noun
1
A new recruit at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
I and the other "Johns," as I soon discovered all new-comers at Sandhurst were, and are still, styled, although at the time I was unconscious of it, managed to troop in after the A company, but although not two minutes after them, found all the different messes already seated and hard at work.
To avoid bullying, first-year “Johns” (from Johnny Raw) “fagged” for senior classmen known as “Regs.” Fagging included making beds, running messages, and smuggling contraband.
2
Alternative letter-case form of john (“a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, chamber pot”).
3
An excuse, chiefly made by a losing player for their poor performance.
Remember, no Johns.
This is the sound of a John. A John. He wants to wait.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
who shot John
Long and involved explanation, finger-pointing, or assignment of credit or blame.
I haven't been in on any of the sessions, I don't intend to get directly involved, and I'm not going to engage in any speculation about "who shot John".
John Q. Public
A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.
Near-synonyms: everyman; Tom, Dick or Harry; Joe Sixpack
John Henry
One's signature.
They stepped forward. Bury held a pen at them. “So if you fellows will just put your John Henrys on this document, it's all legal.” The two privates signed it.
Master John Goodfellow
The penis.
Hold!—showing his long codpiece—this is Master John Goodfellow, that asks for lodging!—and with that would have embraced her; but she began to cry out, yet not very loud.
Example Bank
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The girls sat there while the johns (customers) moped around giving them the once-over.
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Well she's black as coal, but she burn like a fire, And she wrap herself around you like a well-worn tire. You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake, Oh oh, he one more gone, he one more jo
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In the first part of the video, Thad sucks the john's cock and takes a load in his mouth.
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John is a most excellent name, and Smith is a surname which is worthy of respect and honor, but wo to the man on whom they are conjoined! For John Smith to aspire to senatorial dignities or to the lau
Wiktionary05
The name I refer to is John. It has been borne by many illustrious men and an innumerable multitude of the obscure. - - - It is as fixed as the English landscape and the procession of seasons. It neve
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The vote was 54-46. The vote was mostly along party lines though Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined Republicans in supporting Bondi.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, john is marked as slang, informal, archaic, US, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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