john

1. A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.Examples: "a John Doe murder case; the dreaded Dear John letter; if we were to ask John Q. Public his opinion"Synonyms: sir, boy, bro, gov, guv, guvnor, Mac, maninformal

2. A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.informal

3. (biblical) 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 Theologian).Examples: "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John."

4. (biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.Synonyms: Joh.

5. (biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).

1. (UK, military, slang) A new recruit at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.Examples: "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."UKslang

2. (US, slang, archaic) Alternative letter-case form of john (“a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, chamber pot”).USalt-ofarchaicslang

3. (video games, Super Smash Bros.) An excuse, chiefly made by a losing player for their poor performance.Examples: "Remember, no Johns."; "This is the sound of a John. A John. He wants to wait."; "Bursting from the inaudible chatter of many smiling faces, a thunderous voice emerges, “No Johns, son!”"