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Johnny Reb en · NOUN
Etymology
From the sense of Johnny as a placeholder name for any man and reb, US slang for a Confederate citizen or soldier.
Meanings
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(colloquial, historical) Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, particularly a Confederate soldier.
Forms
Relateds
Billy Yank · Tommy Atkins
Synonyms
Confederate
wikipedia: Edwin Francis Jemison
Johnny Reb en · PROPN
Etymology
From the sense of Johnny as a placeholder name for any man and reb, US slang for a Confederate citizen or soldier.
Meanings
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(figuratively) Synonym of Confederate States of America.
When Lincoln heard the news about the fall,
All the folks thought he'd throw a great vict'ry ball,
But he asked the band to play the song "Dixie"
For you, Johnny Reb, and all that you believe.
1959, Johnny Horton, Johnny Reb:
Forms
Synonyms
Confederate States of America
wikipedia: Edwin Francis Jemison