johnny

English Online Dictionary. What means johnny‎? What does johnny mean?

English

Etymology

Alternative letter-case form of Johnny, diminutive of John.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑni/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒni/
• Rhymes: -ɒni
• Hyphenation: john‧ny

Noun

johnny (plural johnnies)

1. (UK, Ireland, slang) A condom.
2. (New Zealand, derogatory) An inexperienced new worker, usually an immigrant.
3. (New England) A hospital gown: a gown with a back opening closed with snaps or ties, worn by hospital patients.
4. (US, slang, dated) Synonym of john: a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, or chamber pot.
   • 1935, John O'Hara, BUtterfield 8, Ch. ix, page 279:

     The women's toilet (as distinguished from the ladies' room in a speakeasy, the johnny at school, the little girls' room at a party in an apartment, and the wash-my-hands on a train) was clean enough.
5. (Ireland, slang, archaic) A half-glass of whisky.

Synonyms

• (condom): See Thesaurus:condom
• (place or device for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:toilet, Thesaurus:bathroom, and Thesaurus:chamber pot

Derived terms

See also

• John Thomas

References

• (half-glass of whisky): John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary