Johnny Reb
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Private_Edwin_Francis_Jemison.jpg/220px-Private_Edwin_Francis_Jemison.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the sense of Johnny as a placeholder name for any man and reb, US slang for a Confederate citizen or soldier.
Noun
[edit]Johnny Reb (plural Johnny Rebs)
- (historical, colloquial) Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, particularly a Confederate soldier.
See also
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- (figurative) Synonym of Confederate States of America.
- 1959, Johnny Horton, Johnny Reb:
- 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.