Noun: Johnny
| Singular | Johnny |
| Plural | Johnnys; Johnnies |
Sample Sentences
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We met in the desert, and we headed 'em off, and the other Johnnies herded 'em behind. [1897, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Tragedy of the Korosko:]
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"Like the Persian Johnny," said Jimmy, "who went about wailing for fresh worlds to conquer." [1929, Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery:]
Nouns inflected like Johnny
simily,
react Andy,
Hooray Henry,
roly-poly,
millijansky,
Demmy,
satrapy,
Susan B. Anthony,
dundreary,
Colby,
Lilly,
Jimmy,
'Arry,
droshky,
drostdy,
Johnny,
microjansky,
Taffy,
glengarry,
BlackBerry, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull.
Verbs referencing "Johnny"
Spanish Nouns
choni.