johnny

== English == === Etymology === Alternative letter-case form of Johnny, diminutive of John. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒn.i/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑn.i/ Hyphenation: john‧ny Rhymes: -ɒni === Noun === johnny (plural johnnies) (UK, Ireland, slang) A condom. (New Zealand, derogatory) An inexperienced new worker, usually an immigrant. (New England) A hospital gown: a gown with a back opening closed with snaps or ties, worn by hospital patients. (US, slang, dated) Synonym of john: a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, or chamber pot. 1935, John O'Hara, BUtterfield 8, Ch. ix, page 279: The women's toilet (as distinguished from the ladies' room in a speakeasy, the johnny at school, the little girls' room at a party in an apartment, and the wash-my-hands on a train) was clean enough. (Ireland, slang, archaic) A half-glass of whisky. ==== Synonyms ==== (condom): See Thesaurus:condom (place or device for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:toilet, Thesaurus:bathroom, and Thesaurus:chamber pot ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== John Thomas ==== References ==== (half-glass of whisky): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary