单词 | Reb |
释义 | Reb (once / 6592 pages) n WORD FAMILY Reb: Rebs USAGE EXAMPLESStill, he sent us across the open field to take on the Rebs. George Dawson, Life Is So Good(2000) Sorry, but that Johnny Reb statue, called “Appomattox,” belongs in a cemetery. Washington Post(Apr 12, 2016) The Confederate symbols fell into disfavor and were removed in the 1960s and 1970s, and the current "Hey Reb!" mascot was adopted in the 1980s. US News(Nov 30, 2015) n `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|Hyper Johnny, Johnny Reb, Rebel, greyback Confederate soldier a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War |
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