Meanings
johnson1
plural johnsons · alternative Johnson
- slangPenis.
Fuck your sympathy! I don't need your sympathy, man, I need my fucking Johnson!
1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges)Synonyms: anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga
Johnson2
plural Johnsons · alternative surname Jonson
- countableuncountableA patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.
And for the EU a Johnson premiership would mean “a mini-Trump across the Channel, dedicated to its sabotage”. Britain would become “a hostile principality, built on social, fiscal and environmental deregulation.”
2019 June 13, Jon Henley, “'Mini-Trump across the Channel': EU media on Boris Johnson as British PM”, in The Guardian, →ISSN - countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
- countableuncountableA township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname:
- countableuncountableA locality in Cochise County, Arizona.
- countableuncountableA city in Washington County, Arkansas.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableA village in Nemaha County, Nebraska.
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Orange County, New York.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableA ghost town in Kane County, Utah.
- countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Lamoille County, Vermont.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.
- countableuncountableA town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the town of Easton, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Johnson Township.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPenis.
Origin
johnson · noun
Compare the use of other men’s names as slang terms for the penis, e.g. peter and others listed in that entry.
Full word history & related roots →Johnson · proper noun, noun
A patronymic surname from John + -son, literally “son of John”. * In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc. * Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جُونْسُون
- جُونْسُون (jūnsūn)transliterations of the surname
Bengali জনসন
- জনসন (jonośon)transliterations of the surname
Bulgarian Иванов
- Иванов (Ivanov)surname meaning "son of John"
Chinese Mandarin 約翰遜 /约翰逊, 詹森
- 約翰遜 /约翰逊 (Yuēhànxùn)transliterations of the surname
- 詹森 (Zhānsēn)transliterations of the surname
- 強森 /强森 (Qiángshēn)transliterations of the surname
- 強生 /强生 (Qiángshēng)transliterations of the surname
Danish Jensen
- Jensensurname meaning "son of John"
Dutch Janszoon, Johansen
- Janszoonsurname meaning "son of John"
- Johansensurname meaning "son of John"
Esperanto Johanido
- Johanidosurname meaning "son of John"
German Johansen
- Johansensurname meaning "son of John"
Greek Ιωαννίδης, Ιωάννου
- Ιωαννίδης (Ioannídis)surname meaning "son of John"
- Ιωάννου (Ioánnou)surname meaning "son of John"
- Γιαννόπουλος (Giannópoulos)surname meaning "son of John"
- Τζόνσον (Tzónson)transliterations of the surname
Hindi जॉनसन
- जॉनसन (jŏnsan)transliterations of the surname
Irish Mac Eoin
- Mac Eoinsurname meaning "son of John"
Italian Di Giovanni
- Di Giovannisurname meaning "son of John"
Japanese ジョンソン
- ジョンソン (Jonson)transliterations of the surname
Korean 존슨, 존손
- 존슨 (Jonseun)transliterations of the surname
- 존손 (Jonson)transliterations of the surname
Lithuanian Jonavičius
- Jonavičiussurname meaning "son of John"
Norwegian Johansen
- Johansensurname meaning "son of John"
Persian جانسون
- جانسون (jânson)transliterations of the surname
Polish Janowicz
- Janowiczsurname meaning "son of John"
Portuguese Eanes
- Eanessurname meaning "son of John"
Romanian Ionescu, Iovănescu
- Ionescusurname meaning "son of John"
- Iovănescusurname meaning "son of John"
Russian Ивано́в, Ивано́ва
- Ивано́в (Ivanóv)surname meaning "son of John"
- Ивано́ва (Ivanóva)surname meaning "son of John"
- Ива́нович (Ivánovič)surname meaning "son of John"
- Ивано́вич (Ivanóvič)surname meaning "son of John"
- Джо́нсон (Džónson)transliterations of the surname
Spanish Juánez
- Juánezsurname meaning "son of John"
Swedish Johansson, Jansson
- Johanssonsurname meaning "son of John"
- Janssonsurname meaning "son of John"
Thai จอห์นสัน
- จอห์นสัน (jɔɔn-sǎn)transliterations of the surname
Ukrainian Іване́нко, Джо́нсон
- Іване́нко (Ivanénko)surname meaning "son of John"
- Джо́нсон (Džónson)transliterations of the surname
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with johnson
All rhymes →Cite this entry
johnson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/johnson
“johnson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/johnson. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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