johnny reb

1. 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

   SynonymsRebelRebJohnnygreyback

   BroaderConfederate soldier

   colloquialism

Questions about johnny reb

What does johnny reb mean?

johnny reb 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".

What is another word for johnny reb?

Close synonyms include Rebel, Reb, Johnny, 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 reb a common word?

johnny reb is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.