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John
American slang for a (male) person who buys sexual favours from prostitutes, plural form "johns". The term "john" is believed to originate from the first name "John", a name so common in the English-speaking world that it preserves the buyer's anonymity. The term "tricks" is also used in the US for these buyers. In the UK, the term "punter" (plural: "punters") is used. A sub-set of johns are "kerb crawlers", who drive around in cars.
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