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General Slang
john
· noun · sex-work
A prostitute's client — the customer paying for sex.
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The generic term for a man paying a sex worker. Used by workers, police and journalists alike. Police 'john stings' arrest the buyers rather than the sellers; 'date' and 'trick' are softer in-trade equivalents for the same person.
“She said the john got weird the second they got in the room, so she bailed.”
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john In A Sentence
She said the john got weird the second they got in the room, so she bailed.
Origin & Usage
From the generic alias customers used to stay anonymous — 'John' being the most common American given name, the original Doe. Documented from the early 20th century.
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What does john mean in slang?
A john is a prostitute's client — the customer paying for sex.
How do you use john in a sentence?
"The police were targeting the johns rather than the workers."
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