Johnny

Definition: Johnny

Johnny

Noun

1. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Johnny" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the four letters", "be", "become".

Date "Johnny" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references)

Synonym: Johnny

Crosswords: Johnny

Truth is for suckers, Johnny Boy. (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman)

Yeah I bet you know what it's like to get all riled up Johnny Mac. (Mr. Deeds; writing credit: Clarence Budington Kell; Robert Riskin)

Here's Johnny! (The Shining; writing credit: Diane Johnson and Stanley Kubrick. Based on the novel by Stephen King.)

You're right, Johnny, you can't win no matter what you do. (Dirty Dancing; writing credit: Eleanor Bergstein.)

No, no, Johnny, you cannot count him. You got twelve, they got twelve (Arsenic and Old Lace; writing credit: Ryuzo Kikushima; Akira Kurosawa)

Oh and I've been calling oh hey hey Johnny (Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny); performing artist: Elton John)

The boy said my name's Johnny ("The Devil Went Down to Georgia"; performing artist: Charlie Daniels Band)

Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight ("Johnny B. Goode"; performing artist: Chuck Berry)

Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman (Walk Of Life; performing artist: Dire Straits)

Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone ("It's My Party"; performing artist: Lesley Gore)

Johnny Tough (1974)

Lucky Johnny (1973)

Johnny Bristol Welcome Home (1972)

The Johnny Cash Show (1969)

Johnny Learns His Manners (1968)

Johnny Glockenspiel (performing artist: Tom Chapin)

JOHNNY GET ANGRY  (performing artist: Joanie Sommers )

Johnny Angel (performing artist: Shelley Fabares)

My Johnny (performing artist: Steeleye Span)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Johnny Angel (reference)

• Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose, and Diary Excerpts (reference)

• Johnny The Homicidal Maniac : Director's Cut (reference)

• Johnny Tremain (reference)

• Why Johnny Can't Read: And What You Can Do About It (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Bulletin From Johnny Cake Hill (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Johnny Handsome (reference)

• Johnny Thunders: Live in Cold Blood (reference)

• The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice & Johnny Town-Mouse (reference)

• Johnny Mnemonic (reference)

• Johnny Mnemonic (Superbit Collection) (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (reference)

• Johnny Horton - Greatest Hits (reference)

• My Huckleberry Friend: Johnny Mercer Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer (reference)

• Big Sound of Johnny & The Hurr [EXTRA TRACKS] [IMPORT] (reference)

• Johnny Ace Memorial Album (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods

• Johnny Jump Up Baby Exerciser - OshKosh B'Gosh (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

NRCS's Gayle Norman discussing stream structures and sediment buildup to improve salmon habitat with Oregon Soil and Water Conservation District Association's Johnny Sundstrom. Credit: Gary Wilson.

Johnny Myles stacks bricks at one of the self help homes under construction in Indianola, MS. Credit: USDA.

Johnny Bull and the Alexandrians. Credit: Library of Congress.

Johnny Bates. Credit: Library of Congress.

Johnny Evers. Credit: Library of Congress.

"Johnny, what distinguished foreigner aided the Americans after the Revolution?" Johnny, after a pause: "God" / / Wm. L. Jacobs. Credit: Library of Congress.

Johnny, you little raskie, you must carefully read this. Credit: Library of Congress.

Make it sure and strong, Johnny. Credit: Library of Congress.

At the Olympic tryouts, Cincinnati, Ohio. Left to right: Duke F. Kahanamoku, Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, Harold "Stubby" Kruger, Johnny Weissmueler, Judge Elmer F. Hunsicker, Paul Goss, Mrs. Mabel Fitzmorris, Mrs. Ella Layne Brown, Mrs. Carolyn Wayman, and. Credit: Library of Congress.

Johnny Torrio, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

O Johnny! He twisted his features into a grimace of heavy bestiality and made a lapping noise with his lips

My son Johnny, named so after his uncle, was at the Grammar School, and a towardly child

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Economic History

Bahrain

Bennigan's and Johnny Carrino's opened in June 2001. (references)

Sierra Leone

Johnny Paul Koroma, overthrew President Kabbah on May 25, 1997, and invited the RUF to join the government. (references)

Bahrain

Restaurants include Ponderosa, Chili's, Schlotsky's Deli, Trader Vic's, Johnny Carino's, Benningan's, and the House of Doughnuts. (references)

Travel

Lebanon

American fast food chains are ubiquitous (including McDonald's, Burger King, TGIF Friday's, Johnny Rockets, Sports Cafe, Hard Rock Cafe, Chilis, Hardee's, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Popeye's, Dunkin' Donuts, and Planet Hollywood). (references)

Bahrain

There is a wide range of restaurants available in all price ranges, from an array of international cuisine and ethnic restaurants to well-known U.S. chains such as McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Fuddruckers, Chili's, Ponderosa, Schlotsky's Deli, Hard Rock Café, Bennigan's, and Johnny Carino's. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "Johnny": gentleman Johnny ♦ Johnny Appleseed ♦ johnny cake ♦ Johnny Crapaud ♦ johnny grindle ♦ johnny on the spot ♦ Johnny Reb. Additional references.

Beginning with "Johnny": johnny-cake, johnny-come-lately, johnny-head-in-airing, Johnny-jump-up, johnny-passing-throughs.

Ending with "Johnny": Commissary-johnny, Surabaya-johnny.

Albanian

Këmishë Spitale Me Lidhëse Pas Kurrizit, Djalë (boy, chap, child, egg, fella, fellow, Jack, lad, loon, man child, son, Walla, youngster). (various references)

Bulgarian 

човек (being, bloke, bod, body, fellow, figure, guy, head, homo, human, human being, individual, Jack, joker, liver, Mac, man, person, piece, subject, thing, type, Wight, you), Къс Болничен Халат, Конте (Dandy), Индивид. (various references)

Czech

dort (cake, flan, flapjack, johnny-cake, layer-cake). (various references)

Danish

kineserhat (Chinese pavilion, jingling johnny). (various references)

Dutch

schellenboom (Chinese pavilion, jingling johnny). (various references)

Farsi 

پاسبان (Constable, Cop, Guard, Police, Policeman), مردانگلیسی , جنس نر (Male), جوان ژیگولووخوشگذران , جانورنر (He), انگلیسی (British, Briton, English). (various references)

French

chapeau chinois (jingling johnny). (various references)

German

Bummler (dawdler, drifter, drifters, Idler, laggards, loafer, loafers, stroller, truant). (various references)

Greek 

Γιαννάκησ. (various references)

Hungarian

Jancsi (Jack). (various references)

Italian

cappello cinese (Chinese pavilion, jingling johnny). (various references)

Pig Latin

ohnnyjay.(various references)

Portuguese

chapéu chinês (Chinese pavilion, jingling johnny), bolo de farinha de trigo (griddle cake, johnny-cake), bolo de farinha de milho (johnny-cake). (various references)

Romanian

Tip (bird, bloke, card, cast, category, chap, character, cove, cuss, customer, design, devil, fellow, guy, joker, kidney, letter, make, merchant, model, norm, sort, soul, specimen, standard, symbol, type), Filfizon (coxcomb, Dandy, dandyish, dude, fop, jackanapes, La-di-da, macaroni, Peacock), Fante (coxcomb, dude, jackanapes, masher), Cetãţean (bird, Burgess, burgher, citizen, cove, denizen, dog, duck, fellow, Freeman, Jack, joker, national, native, party). (various references)

Russian 

франт (bloater, fop, Jack-a-dandy, spark, toff), Парень (Jack), малый (bloke, chap, cove, exiguous, fellow, guy, lesser, little, petit), Щеголь (Dandy). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

kicoš (beau, cockscomb, dandy, dude, fop, jack-a-dandy, toff). (various references)

Spanish

chinesco (Chinese pavilion, jingling johnny). (various references)

Swedish

Jöns (ninny), Kondom (condom, french letter, rubber, safe, sheath), Kille (bloke, boy, cat, chap, chappie, dog, fellow, guy, Joe, joker, josser, kid, scout, Walla, Wallah, yob), Grabb (chap, fellow, guy, joker, lad, laddie), Gosse (boy, lad). (various references)

Thai

การมาถึงช้า (Johnny-come-lately), คนที่มาทีหลัง (Johnny-come-lately). (various references)

Turkish

Tip (bakhshish, baksheesh, bugger, cast, codger, cuss, customer, cut, guy, ilk, job, norm, number, perk, perquisite, person, pourboire, sort, specimen, style, tip, type, vintage), Herif (blighter, bloke, bozo, bugger, Buster, cove, cuss, customer, Dick, dog, fellow, guy, josser, mug, sod, stooge, varlet). (various references)

Vietnamese 

thằng cha anh chàng ăn diện vô công rỗi nghề, gã (cuss, fellow, joker, josser), anh chàng (blade, customer, feller, person, scout). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "Johnny": johnnycake, johnnycakes. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Johnny" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Johhny, Johnen, Johnn, Johnne, johny. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: john.

-3 letters: hon, hoy, joy, noh, yon.

-4 letters: ho, jo, no, oh, on, oy, yo.

+4 letters: johnnycake.

+5 letters: johnnycakes.