Johnny
“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
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,966 of 86,584 words measured. It occurs 42,934 times across 411,287 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
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 also: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, greyback
Johnny in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Poor Johnny lies under a ton weight of Connemara marble.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume I · Various · Chapter 1
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Nobody here knew them before that, but there are rumors that Johnny is adopted.
Exile from Space · Judith Merril · Chapter 2
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Gad, I'd give somethin' to sing like that Johnny, and make her eyes shine like that!
Punch — The London Charivari, November 4th 1893 · Various · Chapter 1
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He repeated the words Johnny and Hazelnut, and then laughed again, until he made the woods ring with his merriment.
Stuyvesant: A Franconia Story · Jacob Abbott · Chapter 3
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He spent his evenings at home, and went nearly every Sunday to the place of worship which Ann and Johnny constantly attended.
Two Christmas Stories · Hesba Stretton · Chapter 1