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English Dictionary: Johnny by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Johnny
n
  1. `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
    Synonym(s): Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Johnny \John"ny\, n.; pl. {Johnnies}.
      1. A familiar diminutive of {John}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A sculpin. [Local cant]
  
      {Johny Crapaud}, a jocose designation of a Frenchman, or of
            the French people, collectively.
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