Meaning of Cousin John | Babel Free
Definitions
A place or device for urination and defecation: an outhouse or chamber pot.
US, obsolete, slang, uncountable
Examples
“20. No freshman shall mingo against the College wall or go into the fellows' cuzjohn.”
“18. No Freshman shall call⟳ or throw⟳ any thing across the College yard, nor go into the Fellow's Cuz-John.*”
“American males often used British terms such as Cousin John or Jake to refer⟳ to a privy or a chamber pot.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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