Johnny

//ˈd͡ʒɒn.i// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name John.
Noun
  1. 1
    A jack (playing card). slang
  2. 2
    A condom. Ireland, UK, slang
  3. 3
    ‘Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; ‘greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms wordnet
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of Johnny Reb (“Confederate soldier in the American Civil War”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
  5. 5
    An inexperienced new worker, usually an immigrant. New-Zealand, derogatory

    "Willie Cox said they found him in the barn, shot bang through the head, and the young English johnny who'd been on the station learning farming - disappeared."

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  1. 6
    An Englishman. slang
  2. 7
    A hospital gown: a gown with a back opening closed with snaps or ties, worn by hospital patients. New-England

    "His hand shook. A little water spilled down the front of the hospital johnny Sean wore."

  3. 8
    A fellow, a man. slang

    ""Like the Persian Johnny," said Jimmy, "who went about wailing for fresh worlds to conquer.""

  4. 9
    Synonym of john: a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, or chamber pot. US, dated, slang

    "The women's toilet (as distinguished from the ladies' room in a speakeasy, the johnny at school, the little girls' room at a party in an apartment, and the wash-my-hands on a train) was clean enough."

  5. 10
    A half-glass of whisky. Ireland, archaic, slang

    "[H]e declared, like a real Irishman, that 'if he were a living man when he died, he would not give a single johnny of whisky either at his wake or his funeral.'"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull.

Etymology 2

From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull.

Etymology 3

Alternative letter-case form of Johnny, diminutive of John.

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