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Johnny
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- 1 A diminutive of the male given name John.
- 1 A jack (playing card). slang
- 2 A condom. Ireland, UK, slang
- 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 Ellipsis of Johnny Reb (“Confederate soldier in the American Civil War”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
- 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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- 6 An Englishman. slang
- 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."
- 8 A fellow, a man. slang
""Like the Persian Johnny," said Jimmy, "who went about wailing for fresh worlds to conquer.""
- 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."
- 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
From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull.
From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull.
Alternative letter-case form of Johnny, diminutive of John.
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