port-o-john en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Port-a-John (“an American business”), from portable, -a-, & john (“a toilet; an outhouse”).
Meanings
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A portable toilet.
She tried not to notice the garage attendants observing her when she parked to use the phone booth, furtive as a woman slipping into a port-o-john under the scrutiny of male witnesses.
2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, page 208:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| port-o-johns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |