plural johnnies
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Counting the number of days from planting the seeds to the start of the bloom, the quickest flowers to grow are marigolds, nasturtiums, poppies, cornflowers, and johnny-jump-up.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Trey Feeney was 33 of 59 for 274 yards with two touchdowns with an interception for a one-dimensional Johnnies’ offense.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
His admirers included such luminaries as U.S. Sen. Robert Wagner, all of whom turned a complaisant eye to the married Crater’s other life as a randy stage-door johnny with a mistress and a harem of chorus girls and Polly Adler hookers.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 20 June 2022
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Trey Feeney was 33 of 59 for 274 yards with two touchdowns with an interception for a one-dimensional Johnnies’ offense.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
His admirers included such luminaries as U.S. Sen. Robert Wagner, all of whom turned a complaisant eye to the married Crater’s other life as a randy stage-door johnny with a mistress and a harem of chorus girls and Polly Adler hookers.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 20 June 2022
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“Johnny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/johnny. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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johnny
noun
john·ny
variants
also johnnie
or johnny gown
plural johnnies also johnny gowns
: a loose robe that is usually open in the back and is worn by patients in a medical facility (such as a hospital) : hospital gown
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