Definitions for Johnny
john·ny

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1. Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greybacknoun

   `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

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1. Johnnynoun

   A jack (the playing card)

2. Johnnynoun

   A nickname for Confederate soldiers, used by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War (1861-1865).

   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. - "Millie", 1913 short story by Katherine Mansfield

3. johnnynoun

   A condom.

4. johnnynoun

   An inexperienced new worker, usually an immigrant.

   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. - "Millie", 1913 short story by Katherine Mansfield

5. johnnynoun

   A gown with a back opening closed with snaps or ties, worn by hospital patients.

   Synonyms: hospital gown; patient gown

6. Johnnynoun

   A diminutive of the male given name John.

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1. Johnny

   Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as Seonaidh.

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1. Johnny

   Johnny is a masculine given name of English origin that is typically used as a nickname for the name John. It is usually used to refer to a male individual.

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1. Johnnynoun

   a familiar diminutive of John

2. Johnnynoun

   a sculpin

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1. johnny

   Song lyrics by johnny -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by johnny on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. JOHNNY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Johnny is ranked #34149 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Johnny surname appeared 665 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Johnny.
   
   31.1% or 207 total occurrences were Black.
   25.5% or 170 total occurrences were Asian.
   15.6% or 104 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   15.4% or 103 total occurrences were White.
   6.6% or 44 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.5% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Confederate Soldier

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Johnny' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3602

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Johnny?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Johnny in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Johnny in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Johnny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Johnny in a Sentence

1. Bill Polian:

   We are pleased to welcome Johnny Manziel to Alliance of American Football, which weve always described as a league of opportunity for talented players to launch or revitalize their pro football careers, we completed extensive background work to determine whether it would be appropriate for Johnny to play this season, and after consulting with many people familiar with his situation, we concluded that it would be good for him to resume his pro football career here at The Alliance.

2. Johnny Wowk:

   I put more miles on the soles of my shoes than I do on my car odometer, and that's just the way I like it. -Johnny The Walker

3. Ben Hallock:

   If you’ve never met Johnny, that’s Johnny. We’re glad he made it.

4. Merle Haggard:

   I didn’t like Johnny Cash, i thought he was kind of corny. I wasn’t really a fan.

5. Howard Hesseman:

   I think maybe Johnny smokes a little marijuana, drinks beer and wine, and maybe a little hard liquor, and on one of those hard mornings at the station, he might take what for many years was referred to as a diet pill. But he is a moderate user of soft drugs, specifically marijuana.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Johnny
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Johnny
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Johnny
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Johnny