Etymology

portajohn

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Today it means: A portable restroom. Full definition →

English john
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The story

  1. Englishporta-
  2. EnglishJohn
  3. Englishjohn
  4. English todayportajohn

From porta- + john.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.