johnny Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun `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
    Reb; Johnny Reb; greyback; Rebel.

WordNet

John"ny noun
Wordforms
plural Johnnies
Definitions
  1. A familiar diminutive of John.
  2. (Zoöl.) A sculpin. Local cant

Webster 1913