johns

Lavatories, or patrons

Johns is the plural of john, an informal term for a toilet or bathroom: The johns are down the hall.

More commonly, johns refers to the clients of prostitutes—men who pay for sex: The police arrested several johns in the sting operation.

The term carries a note of anonymity, as if these men are interchangeable.

toilets

bathroom

Room for hygiene

privy · restroom · loo · water closet · WC · outhouse · urinal · head · porcelain throne · potty

prostitution

clients

Those receiving professional services

red-light · streetwalker · sex work · transaction · pickup · curb crawler · punter · trade · hustling · soliciting

plumbing

flush

Same suit, five cards

  • pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
  • drainChannel for wastewater
  • clogBlock or wooden shoe

valve · tank · flapper · wax ring · ballcock · flange · overflow · fill valve · sewer · plumber

name

Jack

Male court card

Ivan · Sean · Ian · Jan · Evan · Hans · Shane

Categories
Opposites
formality of terminology

johnslavatories

Rooms for bodily relief

clients · water closets · restrooms · patrons · facilities

role in sex work transaction

johnsprostitutes

Those who sell sex

sex workers · hookers · escorts · call girls · working girls

moral/legal framing

johnsvictims

Those who suffer harm

survivors

Phrases
Family

john, Johnson, Johnny, johnboat, johnnies, longjohns, Johnnie

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13