johnny

Questions about johnny

What does johnny mean?

johnny means "`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 many syllables are in johnny?

johnny has 2 syllables: john-ny. The stress falls on "john". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɑni/.

What is another word for johnny?

Close synonyms include Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, greyback. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is johnny a common word?

johnny is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with johnny?

1 word rhymes with johnny. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.