'Johnny' definitions:

Definition of 'Johnny'

(from WordNet)
noun
`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 [syn: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback]

Definition of 'Johnny'

From: GCIDE
  • Johnny \John"ny\, n.; pl. Johnnies.
  • 1. A familiar diminutive of John. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A sculpin. [Local cant] [1913 Webster]
  • Johny Crapaud, a jocose designation of a Frenchman, or of the French people, collectively. [1913 Webster]