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johnny definition

johnny (jän′ē)

noun pl. johnnies -·nies

☆ a short muslin gown with short sleeves and a back opening that is closed with ties, worn as by hospital patients

Etymology: < ? Johnny: see jacket

Johnny definition

Johnny or Johnnie John′·nie (jän′ē)

noun

  1. John
  2. pl. Johnnies -·niesChiefly Brit., Informal any man or boy

Etymology: cf. jack

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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