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John 50

Common /tttt/ slang, "John 50" (or "John, 50") is a term for trans women (MtFs) who transition late in life (lateshits and oldshits), particularly those who repress using any means they can think of before eventually caving as they realize they have to transition or they will either commit suicide because of or effectively become disabled by their gender dysphoria.

The original "John 50" was described in a paper entitled "Implications of Being Gender Dysphoric: A Developmental Review" by Anne Vitale, published in Gender and Psychoanalysis, An Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol. 6 No. 2, Spring 2001, and the term has become a shorthand for individuals who have had similar experiences and as a warning for repressors: how they might turn out as a direct result of their continued denial of their transness and/or staunch refusal to transition, especially for those who are in a position where transitioning is socially, legally, and financially feasible.

Thankfully, the original "John 50" has a happy ending, which makes the term two-pronged: a warning of what might happen if you do not transition, and how things could end if you do.

"Jane 50" and "Jane, 50" are the trans man/FtM equivalents to "John 50", though they receive significantly less usage among the denizens of /tttt/.
This picture has some serious John 50 energy.

Have you heard of John 50? It's not a tale that the trenders would tell you. Legend has it, there was a repper who, on a quest for infinite repression, discovered a way to repress life itself...

I wonder how many straight trans girls will have their husbands go John, 50 on them later in life.

Some people never get to be whole, or are happy in their John 50 rapehon life or Jane 50 pooner butch life. Being trans is pain, and every single person copes in a different way. Some do it by just telling no one and shouldering it until they die. Others break in their 60s.

Silly midshit, you're supposed to troon at 5 and get your parents to pay for everything, or at 45 with all the money you got from a male-passing paycheck and the emotional support of your wife and 3 kids (she pressured you into the last two because your dysphoria-induced panic attacks from the first pregnancy weren't enough for her) but you still get to be 5 years ahead of John 50!
by Paul Allen's card September 18, 2023
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John Martyn

Scottish guitarist and singer/songwriter born in Surrey 1948. Made his name along side the likes of Davy Graham and Bert Jansch in the London folk scene of the late 60's. Famous for an exceptional acoustic guitar playing technique and a very unique voice/vocal style. His love of alcohol and dope are legendary and being both drunk and openly smoking dope on stage was very much part of a John Martyn gig in his hey day.
John Martyn's Solid Air and Bless the Weather are 2 of his most typical and successful albums. "May you never" from Solid Air (1973) remains his best loved and most successful song to date.
by Windingboy December 9, 2008
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John Abraham

One of the hunkiest and most athletic Indian Bollywood Actors of all time. When he takes off his shirt every man feels insecure about their body
Woman: Did you go to the gym
Man: Yea I’m trying to get my John Abraham on
by Hindustani9999 October 8, 2019
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John Craven

The act of drinking 3 pints of beer (lager, bitter, stout etc) without going to the toilet until the 3rd pint is finished. (1 UK pint = 568.2ml).
In the pub, sink 3rd full pint, desperate for a piss, stand up to go and announce "I've just done a John Craven".
Keep it under your hat until complete - your drinking companions will be green with envy.

No idea where this definition comes from, but John Craven was a popular children's television news presenter on the BBC in the UK 1972-1989.
by Scott Hatton September 5, 2008
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Pull a John

To Leave Randomly. This makes the people you were with previously wonder where the hell you dissapeared to.
Adrian : "I just saw the funniest thing today..."
*John Leaves*
Adrian : "And then I couldn't stop laughing"
Omar : "Where the hell is John?"

To Pull A John
by ItsCristian June 11, 2008
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john hein

Member of the howard stern show and founder of jumptheshark.com.
Part of john hein theme song

He's a rich nerd, because of t.v guide jon hein's now a freekin millionaire, he sold jumptheshark and you know what's funny, the great big dork now have fuck you money.
by Fla.Fla.Flo.Fly October 27, 2007
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john smith

An English name... contains two clichés.
guy #1: I'm John Smith.
guy #2: Can't your mom think of a better name than that?
by -\_/- December 28, 2005
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