johns
n. countablen. a slang word for a toilet. It is usually used in the plural form when talking about the bathroom in a house or building.
n. a colloquial designation for a toilet or lavatory facility. Almost exclusively used in the plural form in North American English.
He went to find the johns at the back of the restaurant.
The stadium staff spent the morning cleaning the johns before the big game started.
While the term is increasingly considered dated, you may still hear older residents refer to the public johns located near the park entrance.
Variant of John with genitival or excrescent -s or a variant of Jones.
From John + -s (plural suffix).
Almost always used in the plural 'johns' when referring to facilities, though the singular 'john' is also common for the fixture itself.