JOHNNY REB Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase johnny reb. (close relations)
Definition of JOHNNY REB
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johnny | nounn | |||||||
noun • `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 | ||||||||
reb | nounn | |||||||
noun • `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 | ||||||||
rebel | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) • `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 • someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action verb • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance • break with established customs | ||||||||
confederate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who assists in a plot • a supporter of the Confederate States of America • a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) adjective satellite • of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War • united in a confederacy or league verb • form a group or unite • form a confederation with; of nations | ||||||||
dixie | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 | ||||||||
grayback | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dowitcher with a grey back • a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere | ||||||||
secessionist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an advocate of secessionism | ||||||||
southern | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line • situated in or coming from regions of the south adjective satellite • situated in or oriented toward the south • from the south; used especially of wind | ||||||||
southerner | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an American who lives in the South | ||||||||
secesh | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
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greyback | nounn | |||||||
noun • `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 • a dowitcher with a grey back • a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere |