Johnny Reb

Johnny Reb

n. Informal A Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.

Johnny Reb

n informal US (in the American Civil War) a Confederate soldier [C19: from rebel (n)]

John′ny Reb′

(rɛb)
n. a Confederate soldier; Rebel. [1860–65]

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Noun

1.Johnny Reb - `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniformsgreyback, Johnny, Reb, Rebelcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechConfederate soldier - a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War