port-o-john

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port-o-john

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From Port-a-John (“an American business”), from portable, -a-, & john (“a toilet; an outhouse”).

noun port-o-johns

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.
Similar: toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom

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"port-o-john." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/port-o-john. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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port-o-john. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/port-o-john

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"port-o-john." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/port-o-john.

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@misc{port_o_john_2026,
  title = {port-o-john},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/port-o-john},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}