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john·ny /ˈʤɑnɪ/ 名詞
John·ny n.; pl. Johnnies
1. A familiar diminutive of John.
2. Zool. A sculpin. [Local cant]
Johny Crapaud a jocose designation of a Frenchman, or of the French people, collectively.
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Johnny
n : `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers
by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War;
`grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
[syn: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, grayback]