no johns
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Meaning · English
Do not make excuses (for losing a match).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
“No Johns” is such a ubiquitous phrase in the Smash scene that it’s even inspired regional variations around the world. No Stacos. No Tiesos. No Joshis. Igna Yunas, in Swedish. It even made it into Smash itself: One of the “random” names that players can assign themselves in the Wii U and Switch ver
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “no johns” mean?
Do not make excuses (for losing a match).
Is “no johns” formal or informal?
no johns is generally slang.