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.