I keep hearing alot of people specialy in the movie`s say`s "i just went to my john" and i just figure that is a toilet.
2007-09-21 03:27:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
the "John" actually came from the England. The first inventor of a "necessary" in a home came from Sir John Harrington. The "john" was a proper name given to the invention and became a slang term for those who could afford an indoor necessary. Polite society did not. Since the need to use a more sanitary means of eliminating came during the 1500's and was so convenient the term "Johnny on the spot" which means someone that is quick and available such as "He is johnny on the spot isn't he?" Later, variations of indoor toilets have been designed over the centuries, but with the invention of indoor plumbing and indoor pumps Mr. Thomas Crapper came up with the neumatic flushing indoor toilet. No more hauling a bucket of water to the "john" to pour down to clean the waste. Bathtubs with faucets were already in the homes by the turn of the 1800's but yet, many people still had outhouses to do their business. Hence, "the crapper" slang term. Also, the "porcelain throne" was introduced as a slang because more people had toilets indoors and because men were head of the household and "king" of his castle, that the "throne" was used.
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http://www.repwars.com/PSP/wcinvent.html
Liked the Q - different and original!
2007-09-21 04:11:05 · answer #1 · answered by Karma of the Poodle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Means
2016-10-02 15:37:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the movie "Robinhood Men in Tights" the toilet is called john after King John who "stole" the throne from his brother King Richard the Lionhearted who was busy with the crusades. Some people think that his was worst regime in the monarchy's history.
2007-09-21 03:39:40 · answer #3 · answered by reg 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are right..
It is an Americanism - could well have derived from the name of the inventor of the first modern flush toilet system called John Harington
2007-09-21 03:37:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
John Crapper invented the modern day flush toilet.
2007-09-21 04:12:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they said;" I just went to ' the ' John" you are correct.My John might refer to a husband or a boyfriend.
2007-09-21 04:46:50 · answer #6 · answered by Don Verto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. John is a slang term for a bathroom. Of course, it is also a slang term for the person that visits a prostitute.
2007-09-21 03:35:45 · answer #7 · answered by David B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, " the John" is American slang for the toilet.
2007-09-21 03:37:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correct! It's an American expression.
In the UK we say "going to the Bog" "going to the Lav" or "spending a penny" and I've also heard "Watering the dandilions" used. But the classic UK expression is that you are going to "see a man about a dog"..
2007-09-21 03:52:38 · answer #9 · answered by Metal Urbain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In England, yes.
2007-09-21 11:31:33 · answer #10 · answered by Darth Eugene Vader 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋