单词 | johnny reb |
释义 | Johnny Rebn. U.S. (A generic name for) a member of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War (1861–5); (also) Confederate troops collectively (now historical). Hence in extended use: a (white) inhabitant of the southern United States, a southerner. Cf. Johnny n. 2i, reb n.2 ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > American > specific Jersey blue1758 shirtman1775 Yorker1776 buckskin1783 Indian fighter1824 blue belly1827 greyback1854 Zouave1860 Zou-Zou1860 greycoat1861 grey1862 Johnny1862 Johnny Reb1862 blue1870 blue coat1885 dogface1932 1862 Illustr. Times 6 Sept. 304/1 Soldiers burning stores,con amore, that ‘Johnny Reb’ might not profit by them. 1928 Corsicana (Texas) Daily Sun 4 June 2/7 Johnny Reb donned again the old gray uniform which he wore when he was making history by his gallant stand against the forces of the Union. 1980 R. A. Bruns Knights of Road i. 17 Slim, a malarial, crusty Johnny Reb, hated Yankees. 2013 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 10 July 5 b When Sherman's pal Gen. James McPherson was shot by a Johnny Reb, his body was brought there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1862 |
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