Cousin John

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A place or device for urination and defecation: an outhouse or chamber pot. US,obsolete,slang,uncountable
    — 20. No freshman shall mingo against the College wall or go into the fellows' cuzjohn.

词形变化

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词源

From John (“outhouse; lavatory; chamber pot; toilet”). Possibly derived from a "euphemistic phrase of excuse" (e.g., "visiting my cousin John" or "going to cousin John's house"), similar to modern use of "powdering one's nose", but this is unattested.
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