johnny

Alternative letter-case form of Johnny, diminutive of John.

johnny (plural johnnies)

1. (Britain, slang) A condom.
2. (New Zealand, derogatory) An inexperienced new worker, usually an immigrant.
   • 1913, Katherine Mansfield, "Millie":

     Willie Cox said they found him in the barn, shot bang through the head, and the young English johnny who'd been on the station learning farming - disappeared.

3. A hospital gown: a gown with a back opening closed with snaps or ties, worn by hospital patients.
4. (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.

   • 1935, John O'Hara, Appointment in Samarra, Ch. iv, page 98:

     Kitty Hofman came in the johnny.

• (condom): See Thesaurus:condom
• (place or device for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:toilet, Thesaurus:bathroom, and Thesaurus:chamber pot