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Hansom vs John - What's the difference?

hansom | john | Related terms |

Hansom is a related term of john.


As nouns the difference between hansom and john

is that hansom is (historical) a hansom cab; a carriage while john is (slang) a prostitute's client.

hansom

English

Noun

(wikipedia) (en noun)
  • (historical) A Hansom cab; a carriage
  • *
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
  • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom . […]”}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1931, author=
  • , title=Death Walks in Eastrepps , chapter=6/4 citation , passage=The ghost of Selby stirred in him. His thoughts slipped back to the day when he had stolen from his well-appointed office to a waiting hansom'—there had still been a good many ' hansoms in those days—and driven quickly to the docks.}}

    john

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A prostitute's client.
  • * 2004 , Dennis Cooper, The Sluts , page 233
  • In the first part of the video, Thad sucks the john's cock and takes a load in his mouth.
  • * 2013 , McLachlin CJ, Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford ( 2013 SCC 72), para. 62
  • In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited.
  • (slang, US) A lavatory, toilet.
  • (slang) An outhouse privy. Also johnny house.
  • (slang) A name often used as a generic reference to a male of European, North-American, or Australian origin, while travelling in East Asia.
  • A male mule.
  • Synonyms

    * (sense, prostitute's client) see * (toilet) see

    Derived terms

    * port-o-john