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Johnny reb

name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Confederate States of America. figuratively

    "When Lincoln heard the news about the fall, All the folks thought he'd throw a great vict'ry ball, But he asked the band to play the song "Dixie" For you, Johnny Reb, and all that you believe."

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, particularly a Confederate soldier. colloquial, historical
  2. 2
    ‘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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the sense of Johnny as a placeholder name for any man and reb, US slang for a Confederate citizen or soldier.

Etymology 2

From the sense of Johnny as a placeholder name for any man and reb, US slang for a Confederate citizen or soldier.

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