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  • proper noun A diminutive of the male given name John.

Etymologies

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From John.

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Examples

  • He -- JOHNNIE! "terror shook her voice when she saw the other's face," Johnnie, is he going to die? "she said.

    Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923

  • When the protester - identified in British news reports as Jonathan May-Bowles, a comedian who performs under the name Johnnie Marbles - stormed toward the witness table from that side, Ms. Nova provided the first line of defense and Mrs. Murdoch the second, while James Murdoch, Rupert's 38-year-old son, seemed frozen in surprise in his seat to his father's right.

    NYT > Home Page By GRAHAM BOWLEY 2011

  • And because Johnnie is such a good friend, Vinnie is going to cut him in.

    Archive 2007-05-06 Bill Crider 2007

  • I called Johnnie and asked him to meet me on a street corner.

    Archive 2006-02-01 2006

  • I called Johnnie and asked him to meet me on a street corner.

    The Chosen One - First Lunch in the Life of a Juror 2006

  • "Johnnie is your mother frightened in an air-raid?"

    There Are No Civilians In London 1941

  • ‘I almost forgot: a certain Johnnie called for you.

    Blonde, Black and Blood Red nathreee 2010

  • Rupert Murdoch later almost ate some humble pie — literally — in the form of a shaving cream surprise launched by interloper Jonathan May-Bowles, also known as Johnnie Marbles.

    News Corp execs don't admit role in phone hacking 2011

  • The title of the piece, produced by George Mason University's Theater of the First Amendment, refers to Johnnie's wish for bliss at all hours of the day, every day.

    '24, 7, 365' review: Perpetual state of angst can be hard to handle 2011

  • "Oh, John can't bear to have him called Johnnie, and John is too awfully old for him now.

    The Wind Before the Dawn Dell H. Munger

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