Where did the slang term "john" for bathroom originate?
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because the flushing toilet was invented by John Crapper
283877
john or that, nice riddle tho.
803018
it's slang for a J Arthur Rank
173616
It's a polite way of saying that it's a place where people can defecate, shower, clean up, etc.  The same reasoning is behind calling chicken either white or dark meat (referring to the breasts or the thighs).
160207
they call it a roman bathe
741742
I think it's a euphemism for "jacksh-t"\nSo now the question is, where did THAT phrase come from?
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There is also the legend of the Commode being named after Commodus after he was assassinated in his tub by Narcissus. But commode is more of a toilet than a bath.
186046
Jack is a nickname for people named John.
1067023
that is a slnag term but more attributed to poor hygenie.you should be a little more through with the toilet paper and make sure you wipe good. what you are refering to is feces that got stuck to hair by anal cavity and poor wipping practices that caused it to dry.
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I believe your asking about a porno slang.
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clap (n.) \n"gonorrhea," 1587, of unknown origin, perhaps from M.E. claper, from O.Fr. clapoire, originally "rabbit burrow" but given a slang extension to "brothel." Originally also a v., "to infect with clap."
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johnson  \n"penis," 1863, perhaps related to British slang John Thomas, which has the same meaning (1887).
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Urine comes from the Latin, urinari, which means, to dive...however it's related to a Sanskrit variation, which means, it rains!\n\nPiss, however, comes from the Old French, pissier, and it is supposed to be a word that sounds like the activity itself!\n\nSlang & linguistic drift account for the many variations in language which we experience today...
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It is a slang term for a female sexual organ.  It's origins are in India.  (I don't know for sure, but it sounds like it might be related to "poon-tang")
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loo = toilet\ngeezer = big shot\npoof = gay person\nfag = cigarrette\n\nthen there's all kinds of cockney rhymme slang:\n\napples & pears = stairs\nrosy lee = tea\nboat race = face\ntrouble & strife = wife\nhamstead heath = teeth\nnuclear sub = pub
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The origin of the term is disputed. One theory customarily held by persons not from New England claims that it originated from the Dutch in old New Amsterdam (today known as New York City) in the Mid-Atlantic States. It then was adopted by the British as a pejorative for (Northern) colonists. The origin might have been the phrase Jan Kees ("John Cornelius") (two very common Dutch names), which the English-speaking people picked up as "yankees", a word they used to refer to the Dutch.
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During the 'brown period' (betweeen 11 BC and 9 BC), caves were filled with shit and puke. Man tried everything including cooking, which cured the shits for good. BTW, that was also the origin of the word "BINGO!"