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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A loose short-sleeved gown opening in the back, worn by patients undergoing medical treatment or examination.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. [capitalized] A diminutive of the name John. It was applied as a nickname by the Federal soldiers to the Confederates during the war of the rebellion.
  2. n. In ichthyology, a cottoid fish, Oligocottus maculosus, with a naked skin, slender head narrowed above, and pointed snout. It is a small species, very abundant along the western coast of the United States.
  3. n. Among sailors, a kind of penguin, Pygoscelis tæniata.
  4. n. The fish Etheostoma nigrum, a kind of darter.
  5. n. A hanger-on about a theater.

Wiktionary

  1. n. slang A condom.
  2. n. New Zealand, pejorative An inexperienced new worker, usually an immigrant.
  3. n. A gown with a back opening closed with snaps or ties, worn by hospital patients.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A familiar diminutive of john.
  2. n. (Zoöl.), Local cant A sculpin.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. `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

Etymologies

  1. From the name Johnny, nickname for John. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • skipvia Also Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry Feb 9, 2008

  • chained_bear "Frankie & Johnny," by Duke Ellington (among others)
    "Hangin' Johnny" by Great Big Sea (among others)
    "Gently Johnny" by Paul Giovanni
    "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier," and of course "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
    And "Johnny Scobie." Feb 9, 2008

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