Adjective
Without a device or place for urination and defecation.
Usage- US usage
- not-comparable
- Rare
- Slang
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With the prancing daffodil-crowned sweetheart of the fourth floor, the worthless canary and all too real fire of the third, with the sleep-disturbing parties of the second, and the oft-times homeless and “johnless” refugees from the first, we have had enjoyable, touching moments which have become unforgetable parts of our life here at Park.
I guess they sang “In the Mood” sometimes on johnless prison ships making for Manchuria.
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From the johnless Statue of Liberty to the “fun” johns of Coney Island, from Bloomingdale’s bargain johns (a much better deal for your money than Macy’s) to the classy and original Four Seasons’ john, from Sloppy Louie’s and Battery Park’s to Tiffany’s and Bergdorf Goodman’s and the Waldorf-Astoria’s (once the greatest set of johns on earth), Mr. Routh has flushed out every john in which you’d be at all interested.
Then I told my constituents of an elaboration of my plan: a network of comfort stations centering around the gazebo—a boon to johnless Sausalito.
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‘Are we ready?’ Mary asked. / ‘Do we have a minute for me to use the john?’ Em asked. / ‘We should probably all go,’ Clint said. ‘It might be a long and johnless day.’ / Em laughed, then headed for the toilet.